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Preferential Policies Announced at CIFTIS Promotion Conference for Overseas Chambers and Foreign-funded Enterprises

2020-8-10 9:52:07

The 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (referred to as the “CIFTIS”) will be held in Beijing in early September. On August 4, at the 2020 CIFTIS promotion conference for overseas chambers and foreign-funded enterprises, it was announced that a number of preferential policies would be offered to exhibitors and merchants, including free online exhibition services and online supply-demand matching. Corresponding incentive policies for excellent offline forums and conferences would also be provided.

Yan Ligang, Director-General of the Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau, introduced that with full consideration of the global epidemic, the 2020 CIFTIS would be held both “online and offline”. Overseas guests, exhibitors and merchants might mainly participate in online exhibitions and conferences, while domestic entities would take part in offline exhibitions and conferences. While making every effort to prepare for the offline CIFTIS, a full-process and full-scenario online exhibition platform, covering exhibitions, forums and conferences, negotiation and signing, operation and management had been launched comprehensively, providing services and supports to online and offline exhibitions and conferences.

  In terms of preferential policies, the CIFTIS releases a number of free services for exhibitors and merchants.

  Preferential policies:

  a. Free online exhibition services, available until 3 months before the next CIFTIS.

  b. Free online supply-demand matching. Exhibitors can release their project requirements in the official website and the operation platform of the CIFTIS. The platform will provide services such as intelligent matching and online negotiation.

  c. Exhibitors in request for online conferencing can make reservation for cloud conference without charge on the official website of the CIFTIS.

In addition, the CIFTIS provides corresponding incentive policies for excellent offline forums and conferences. The offline forums and conferences will be evaluated according to factors such as the level of important guests participating in the conference, internationalization level, landmark achievements and conference attendance, and certain awards will be given to the selected excellent offline forums and conferences and their host entities. Corresponding safeguard measures are also provided to important guests attending offline activities at the 2020 CIFTIS.

According to Yan Ligang, the investment promotion and exhibition invitation of the 2020 CIFTIS has been conducted through provinces, regions and cities, embassies and consulates in China, chambers and enterprises, etc. As of August 3, 141 international organizations, embassies in China, chambers and institutions have initially decided to participate in the fair, including 17 international organizations, 65 embassies in China, 59 overseas chambers and institutions from 98 countries and regions. The top 30 countries and regions in trade in services also have institutions and enterprises to participate in this fair.

At present, more than 2,000 domestic and foreign enterprises and organizations will take part in the exhibition, including more than 1,200 offline participants and more than 700 online participants. The internationalization rate for online participation reaches 44%. At the same time, more than 100 forums and discussions are scheduled in plan. 115 results have been solicited and will be released during the session, including agreements, authoritative releases, alliance platforms, premiere innovations, transaction projects and investment promotion.

As well, Relevant national ministries and commissions are taking the lead in setting up the central non-financial and financial enterprise trading groups, including 31 provinces, autonomous regions, cities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. In the 16 districts of Beijing and the Economic and Technological Development Zone, trading groups have been set up and local enterprises have been organized to participate in the CIFTIS.

 

 

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