On September 13, Jiandao.com learned from the Lanzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce that in recent years, Lanzhou has taken various measures to promote export-oriented economic work and achieved good results. It has played a leading role in the high-quality development of the OBOR export-oriented economy. . From January to July 2021, 12 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in Lanzhou City, with a total investment of 116 million U.S. dollars. Among them, 7 foreign-invested projects on the Belt and Road were introduced, and the contractual use of foreign capital reached 64.54 million U.S. dollars.

Continuously improve the level of port construction

The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce said, “Lanzhou will coordinate and promote the development of'one port, two operating areas' misplaced and complementary development.” The railway port's Dongchuan operation area mainly develops bulk commodity logistics distribution, and the automobile import port was opened in October 2018. It was approved by the State Council for construction, and passed the provincial inspection and acceptance on March 24, 2020 and was put into operation. The Zhongchuan operation area of the railway port focuses on the development of "logistics + industry". At the same time, in 2021, Lanzhou Air Port opened three new routes: "Bangkok-Lanzhou-Dhaka", "Lanzhou-New Delhi", and "Lanzhou-Kathmandu", and the fifth air traffic rights of Lahore and Kathmandu were approved for the first time. From January to June, 44 international cargo and mail sorties were realized, with a throughput of 744.78 tons. 10 batches of imported fruits at designated supervision sites for inbound fruit, with a cargo weight of 17.552 tons and a value of 4.1 million yuan; 302 tickets of imported seedlings at a designated supervision site for imported seedlings, with a cargo weight of 14.64 tons and a value of 5.068 million yuan. A new pattern of opening to the outside world featuring complementary advantages, business synergy, and benefit-sharing has been initially realized in the Lanzhou Comprehensive Bonded Zone and the joint development of land and air ports.

Open up the international market

"China Gansu International Economic and Technical Cooperation Corporation has established overseas institutions in Ghana, Zimbabwe, Angola and Indonesia to actively expand the market in an all-round way, form a diversified business pattern, and actively explore the market." The person in charge told Haimer Technology ( Group) Co., Ltd. has established after-sales maintenance points in the UAE and Oman to provide technical services for multiphase flowmeters and expand product market competitiveness. At the same time, the influence of Lanzhou’s international marketing service public platform has gradually expanded, driving exports. Established Gansu Lanzhou Special Product Exhibition Center in Grodno, Belarus. Currently, it has provided services for 47 enterprises and institutions including Lanzhou Sanmao Industrial Co., Ltd. and Gansu Binhe Food Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. The products displayed mainly involve the characteristics of our province. Agricultural and sideline products, Chinese medicinal materials, textiles, tea, snack foods, wires and cables, and cultural crafts and other 212 kinds of commodities. By the end of October 2020, the exhibition center has received more than 24,000 visitors. In addition, Lanzhou continues to expand the construction of an international marketing system and strengthen international cooperation. The establishment of overseas warehouses by enterprises has gradually increased to expand foreign trade.

Investment grows year by year

According to reports, countries along the Belt and Road have set up 26 foreign-funded enterprises in Lansing with a total investment of 798 million US dollars, accounting for 11.15% of the city’s total investment of foreign-funded enterprises. From January to July 2021, 12 newly established foreign-invested enterprises with a total investment of 116 million U.S. dollars and a contractual use of foreign capital of 103 million U.S. dollars, of which 7 foreign investment projects in the Belt and Road have been introduced, with a contractual use of foreign capital of 64.54 million U.S. dollars.

Lanzhou is deeply integrated into the construction of the One Belt One Road, based on its industrial positioning, and has formed a highly intensive foreign capital gathering area. Up to now, more than 20 foreign investment projects have settled in the world’s top 500 and internationally renowned brands. There are 14 foreign direct investment companies represented by Danish Carlsberg Beer, Chia Tai Group, KFC, etc., and foreign direct investment companies represented by Amway and Avon have reached 12 homes. Through the analysis of foreign investment projects in recent years, the investment in the countries of the Belt and Road has increased year by year, and the advantages of the golden node cities of the Belt and Road have become increasingly prominent. Editor/Tian Zengpeng