Yinchuan, China: More than 300 delegates gathered in Yinchuan, the capital city of China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region for the FTChinese 2013 China-Arab States Financial Cooperation Forum. The event was co-organised by FTChinese and the Department of Commerce of Ningxia, as part of the first China Arab States EXPO, 15-19 September 2013.
The one day forum aims to promote mutual development betweenChinaand Arab states and attracts guests from financial and academic institutions, media and government.
Lifen Zhang, Associate Editor of the Financial Times and Editor in Chief of FTChinese, said in his welcome remarks that “FTChinese is delighted to once again support this annual event by bringing together professionals around the globe to discuss the great potential of China-Arab financial cooperation.”
Zhang Yansheng, Secretary-General for NDRC’s academic committee, delivered a keynote speech on how Ningxia will play a bigger role in strengthening the financial cooperation between Chinaand the Arabic World. He said, “Ningxia should be top of the agenda for local policy makers to ensure we can take advantage of the recently-approved Shanghai Free Trade Zone. The area will bring capital and human resources, both from the coastal area in China and from the Arabic World.”
John Thornhill, Deputy Editor of the Financial Times, gave a speech on the evolution of global economy where he noted “Chinais transforming into a consumer-driven economy which will greatly influence markets like the Middle East, Australia and Africa in the next decade.”
Speakers included:
- Ge Ming, Chief Accountant & Managing Partner, Ernst & Young Hua Ming
- Hamid L. Sharif, Country Director, Asian Development Bank’s ResidentMissioninChina.
- Tom Mitchell,BeijingCorrespondent, Financial Times
- Wang Heshan, Vice Governor of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
- Saad Al Deen Bin Talib, Minister of Industry andTrade,Yemen
- Manuel Chang, FinanceMinister,Mozambique
- Zhao Qihong, Governor, Bank of Ningxia
- Abdel Monaim Mohamed Safwat Elalfy, Vice President, Egyptian Investment Authority
- Awni AL-Rushoud, CEO,JordanInvestment Board
- Nassim Oulmane, Senior Economist, UN Economic Commission forAfrica
- Jeffrey Towson, Managing Partner, Towson Group
- Alberto G Brugnoni, Founder and Managing Partner, ASSAIF
For more information on the 2013 China-Arab States Financial Cooperation Forum, please visit www.ftchinese.com/ningxia2013
To watch recorded conference sessions and access photos of the event, please visit http://finance.qq.com/zt2013/2013FTZA/index.htm (event script from the conference are only available in Chinese).
- Ends -
For further information, please contact:
Kai Cui
Marketing Executive, Conference&Events, China
T: +8610 8587 7579
M: +86135 8188 3615
E: kai.cui@ftchinese.com
Asia/US:
Andrew Green
Senior Communications Manager
T: +1-917-551-5093
E: Andrew.green@ft.com
About FT Chinese
FTChinese is the Financial Times’ Chinese language website, providing unrivalled news and information to China’s top business executives and decision makers. The FT’s international team of journalists has access to senior corporate executives and politicians both in China and around the world, making it a must read for China’s business leaders. FTChinese has two million registered users and is also available via Android, Apple or Windows apps. The FTChinese MBA iPad app, a creative education tool with tailored training courses using FT content, was chosen by Apple for the App Store China’s “Best of 2012″.
About the Financial Times
The Financial Times, one of the world’s leading business news organisations, is recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. Providing essential news, comment, data and analysis for the global business community, the FT has a combined paid print and digital circulation of more than 600,000 (Deloitte assured, Q2 2013). Mobile is an increasingly important channel for the FT, driving more than a third of FT.com traffic and a quarter of digital subscriptions. FT education products now serve 25 of the world’s top 50 business schools.