From 15: 00 on March 21, the emergency response level of epidemic prevention and control in the city was adjusted from I-level response to II-level response, which created favorable conditions for enterprises to resume work and economic recovery. In order to do a good job in stabilizing foreign investment and foreign trade, help enterprises minimize the impact of the epidemic on foreign-related enterprises. Pinghu city Municipal Bureau of Commerce, under the correct leadership of Pinghu Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government and the command of the Municipal Leading Group Office for Prevention and Control, supports and guides foreign-related enterprises to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, and promotes enterprises to resume work and production in an orderly manner, seizing the double victory of epidemic prevention and control and economic development, and contributing to business strength. The Bureau of Commerce has made precise efforts in the following aspects.
First, answer questions and be a good preacher. On the afternoon of March 17th, our bureau, together with Pinghu Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, made a policy overview presentation on foreign exchange support for epidemic prevention and control. Relevant banks have introduced products to support epidemic prevention and control. The Bureau of Commerce has patiently answered the delivery problems faced by foreign trade enterprises since traffic control, guided enterprises to apply for force majeure, and helped enterprises to reduce the impact caused by the epidemic as much as possible.
The second is to communicate and coordinate and be a good liaison. During the epidemic prevention and control period, the office mode of “no meeting” was implemented, and the original network working group was the main position, and a series of policies, measures and work requirements of the municipal party Committee and municipal government and the municipal prevention and control office on epidemic prevention and control were conveyed in time through the working group. At the same time, we will strengthen the publicity of policies and measures to stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment. In the policy of “Several Policy Opinions on Promoting the Stable Development of Open Economy in pinghu city” (Ping Zhengfa [2020] No.41), relevant foreign-related enterprises enjoy projects that do not need to submit materials, do a good job of sorting out and summarizing, and implement the free-to-report mode to support enterprise production and enhance their confidence in development. Take the initiative to communicate with foreign-related enterprises, understand the difficulties and problems encountered by enterprises in their resumption of work or operation, and help coordinate and solve them.
The third is to optimize the service and be a good waiter. Deepen the reform of “running at most once”, realize electronic materials, online management and handheld management, reduce the time limit for material collection and handling, and make “running zero times” the norm. Extend the service chain. In order to ensure the return of overseas personnel and support foreign-funded foreign trade enterprises to resume work and production. Give full play to the functional advantages, while doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control, strengthen the reporting service of foreign-funded enterprise executives’ business invitation letters during the epidemic prevention and control period, provide convenient services to foreign-related personnel who meet the reporting conditions, and make it as efficient as possible for foreigners to work and reside in Pingping.
(Contributed by Jiaxing Municipal Bureau of Commerce)