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On the morning of August 18th, the 2020 Zhejiang Export Online Fair (Panama Station-Light Industry Products Special Session), hosted by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce and organized by Zhejiang Yuanda International Exhibition Co., Ltd., was officially opened. Zhu Congjiu, Vice Governor of Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government, Wei Qiang, Ambassador of the Chinese Embassy in Panama, Juan Carlos Sousa, Vice Minister of Industry and Commerce of Panama, and Jean Pierre Leigadye, President of Panama Agriculture and Commerce Council attended and delivered speeches. Activities presided over by the Zhejiang province department of commerce ShengQiuPing, deputy director of the provincial commerce, level inspector Han Jie, the Ministry of Commerce in Hangzhou commissioner office deputy commissioner Zhou Guanchao, Hu Kui, deputy director of the provincial development and reform commission, deputy director of foreign affairs, level inspector peng, Sheng Yijun, deputy director of provincial financial supervision bureau, deputy governor of the people’s bank of Hangzhou center branch, cic bao Zhejiang branch general manager Chen Xiaoping and the relevant person in charge of departments, Hangzhou customs attended the opening ceremony.
In the cloud, the Chinese embassy in Panama economic and business office counsellor Wang Jian, Panama business ministry investment promotion bureau, Richard Colborn, director of the foreign ministry investment promotion bureau, Carmen Gisela Barbara, Cuba ambassador Lydia Gonzales, the Cuban embassy in Panama business counsellor Raul Martinez, Ecuador ambassador to Panama Gaul Enquez, Costa Rican embassy in Panama with English Picardo Munch online attended and witnessed the opening of the fair.
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Zhu said that due to the continuous spread of the international epidemic, the cross-border flow of people is still restricted, more than 500 international famous exhibitions have been cancelled or postponed, and trade negotiations and order receiving channels are blocked, causing a great impact on the world economy. So to promote the new crown epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, strengthen economic and trade exchanges between countries, to help the provincial foreign trade enterprise rescue, Zhejiang province department of commerce give full play to the new advantages of Zhejiang digital economy, through the form of cloud platform, cloud attachment, held 2020 Zhejiang export online fair (series) activities, one country, fruitful. The Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce held the 2020 Zhejiang Export Online Fair (Panama Station-Light Industry Products Special Session), hoping to provide a platform for the supply and demand parties in this way, to promote the economic and trade exchanges between Zhejiang and Pakistan.
In his speech, Wei Qiang said that China and Panama are thousands of miles apart, and the two countries have established diplomatic ties only a little over three years ago, but the two peoples have a long history of friendship and close economic and trade exchanges. In the process of making gratifying achievements in China-Pakistan economic and trade cooperation, Zhejiang has made remarkable contributions. In recent years, Zhejiang province can be said to be one of the world in China-Pakistan trade. Over the years, Zhejiang businessmen have made great efforts to the economic and social development of Pakistan, the cooperation between the two countries and the friendship between the two peoples. Finally, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Zhejiang Provincial government and enterprises for their generous love during the epidemic period.
Mr.Juan Carlos Sosa introduced the local financial advantages and business environment of Panama, and specifically introduced a new policy for multinational companies formulated by the new Panamanian government, hoping that more Chinese companies can invest in Panama. Jean Pierre Leigadye expressed his gratitude to Zhejiang Province, which has been actively cooperating with Panama in various fields for more than ten years, hoping to create various conditions for buyers and exhibitors to reach a successful deal through this innovative form.
Since 2002, when Zhejiang province first organized Zhejiang businessmen to participate in Panama, the economic and trade exchanges between Zhejiang and Panama have become increasingly close, and the areas of cooperation have continuously been expanding. In 2017, China and Panama officially established diplomatic relations. In 2018, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce held the first Zhejiang Export Commodities (Panama) Fair in Panama, which became the first important economic and trade exchange activity after the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Zhejiang also became the first province in China to hold self-organized exhibitions in Panama. In 2020, with the global spread of COVID-19, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce is the first to hold the 2020 Zhejiang Export Online Fair (Panama Station-Light Industry Products Special Session) through the cloud exhibition, which is of great significance to promoting the economic and trade exchanges between the two sides in an emergency period.
The online fair exhibition from August 17 to August 21, a total of more than 50 light industry manufacturing enterprises in Zhejiang Province, products involving hardware and building materials, electronics and electrical, textile and clothing, household use, etc. With the help of the global business exhibition tongyun exhibition platform version 3.0, a number of Zhejiang export famous brand enterprises and industry leading enterprises, such as Dahua Technology, Baoxiang Technology, Oriental Group, Fuling Plastic, municipal Holdings and other leading enterprises, have appeared in this exhibition. In the 5-day fair, the Panama Agricultural Chamber of Commerce and Industry has opened the information of nearly 2,000 buyers to Zhejiang Province. Through accurate matching, we can have about 150 interactive exchanges with enterprises in Zhejiang province, and understand the high-quality products from Zhejiang province.
Panama is China’s largest trading partner and investment destination in Central America. It is the first Latin American country to sign a memorandum of understanding on “Belt and Road” cooperation, and it is an important destination for the natural extension of “Belt and Road” to Latin America. The smooth holding of Zhejiang Export Online Trade Fair (Panama Station-Light Industry Products Special Session) is of great and far-reaching significance in this special period. The constantly updated and perfect online platform has given a new life to this online trade fair, so that Zhejiang is more intuitive and sufficient to show the unique charm of “quality of Zhejiang goods, selling all over the world” to Panama and Latin America!
(Contributed by the Foreign Trade Development Department)