It was learned from Chenzhou Commerce Bureau that sound investment attraction work was handled out in Chenzhou city in 2015 that all tasks were fulfilled and “12th five-year plan” was completed successfully.

From 2015, followed the leadership of Chenzhou Municipal Party Committee and Chenzhou Government, all the tasks set for commerce work were finished fundamentally. From January to December, 41 new foreign projects were set in Chenzhou city; contracted foreign investment was amounted to USD1.46billion, while the actual use of foreign investment was USD1.354billion, accounting for 101.8% of the annual task, up 15%. The paid-in domestic capitals were amounted to 40.817billion yuan, accounting for 104.7% of annual task, up 13.23%. Total retail sales of consumer goods were 80.955billion yuan, up 12.2% which was 0.1% higher than Hunan provincial average rate.

In 2015, Chenzhou Municipal Party Committee and Chenzhou Government released “4-year plan for Chenzhou investment attraction”, which indicated the full launch of 4-year action for investment attraction. Besides holding some investment attraction activities, Chenzhou city paid more attention on point-to-point investment attraction. It held promotion conference for gem industry, Chenzhou (Shenzhen) undertaking industrial transfer investment attraction conference, investment environment and key projects promotion conference for Hunan provincial demonstration of undertaking industrial transfer, and etc. It also attended Hunan (HK) investment and trade fair week, forum for China (Hunan) non-public economy development & overseas Chinese Hunan trip, Italy Milan World Expo, China Expo, and etc. More than 50 Hunan provincial and Chenzhou municipal level projects covered with 28.06billion yuan investment were signed on the activities. At the meantime, it paid closer attention on performing the agreements and launching projects. 8 of the 10 projects signed on 2014 “Shanghai trade fair week” were launched and placed to construction, while the rest two were being proceeded to settle relative procedures. 11 Hunan provincial level projects signed on 2015 “HK trade fair week” have been operated, accounting for 78.6%.

Furthermore, foreign economic cooperation was being handled well in Chenzhou city. It implemented the central government’s strategy of “One Belt, One Road” and Hunan Commerce Department’s target of “Hunan one-hundred-billion-yuan oversea plan” to guide the enterprises to “go out”. The new types of business and new models were being improved vigorously that “internet+” was being promoted on traditional industries and new types of business and new models represented by ecommerce and exhibition were being improved rapidly.

Luo Chenghui- Director of Chenzhou Commerce Bureau stated that the bureau will try best to finish all tasks set for 2016 and strengthen the fundamental works of commerce to make up the shortages; promote the transformation of ideas to reach the shifts of work focus, work style, and investment attraction mode; and promote the mutual development of opening up and reform. At the meantime, it will keep the principal line of introducing, cultivating, supporting, and improving market entities to strengthen the entity teams. Furthermore, it will try best to well handle Chenzhou Merchants Convention, Shanghai trade fair week, and other activities.