On the morning of March 9th, the "17th African Ambassadors to China Tour • Chengdu Tour" enterprise exchange meeting was held at Jinjiang Hotel. Ambassadors (chargé d'affaires) from South Africa, Zambia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone threw olive branches to Sichuan enterprises to promote the local investment environment and policies. More than 80 heads of departments, industry associations and enterprises attended the exchange meeting, and many people revealed that Africa has become a new choice for overseas investment, and rich mineral resources and cheap labor are the most eye-catching advantages of Africa.
"It used to take months to register a company, but now it can go through all the formalities in a week, and the government is streamlining the processes to facilitate foreign investment." Kumba Momo, Minister of the Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone in China, introduced that Sierra Leone is mainly based on agriculture and industry is in its infancy, but all the landmark buildings in the capital are repaired by China, and Chinese enterprises have made significant contributions to the modernization and development of the country. She expressed the hope that more Sichuan enterprises will consider local iron ore resources and seek cooperation in the field of energy and infrastructure.
South Africa's ambassador to China, Dorana Msiman, also said that South Africa provides supportive policy measures such as tax incentives, construction subsidies and employment incentives for foreign investors. It is worth mentioning that she revealed that the visa application center set up by South Africa in Chengdu has now processed more than 500 tourist visas to South Africa, and South Africa has issued ten-year multiple-entry visas for brics business executives.
African friends are shouting hard, what do the Sichuan bosses think?
"Domestic production capacity, bigger market in Africa, just developed." One investor, speaking on condition of anonymity, said an international trading company in Sichuan, where he works, has set its next steps in overseas markets, particularly in Africa.
It is reported that during the Rong period, the delegation will also focus on understanding the development of agriculture-related enterprises in Chengdu and go to xindu modern agricultural machinery industrial park for field investigation. At the same time, the delegation will inspect the infrastructure-related construction of Chengdu and visit the 18th Western Medical Expo.
Chengdu Business Daily client reporter Zhong Xini Editor: Liu Yanmei