Event Registration | BRICS Hangzhou Special Economic Zone Visit and Enterprise Matchmaking Event to Be Held in Qiantang

The 5th Global Digital Trade Expo is about to kick off in Hangzhou. This year's event takes "Meet the AI Future at the Digital Trade Expo" as its annual theme, focusing on new driving forces for global economic and trade cooperation. As a supporting event of this year's Digital Trade Expo, the "BRICS Countries Enter Hangzhou Special Economic Zones Enterprise Matching Event", hosted by Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce and the People's Government of Qiantang District, Hangzhou, and co-organized by Qiantang District Bureau of Commerce and Zhejiang Enterprises Global Expansion Comprehensive Service Port, will be held at the conference hall on the 3rd floor of Junlan Grand Hotel Qiantang at 10:00 a.m. on September 23.

At present, a large number of domestic enterprises are at the critical node of expanding from the local market to the global market. However, affected by factors such as unfamiliarity with international rules, complex overseas market environment and prominent cultural differences, enterprises often face high information barriers and investment risks only by their own strength. Centering on the actual business needs of enterprises going global, this conference promotes the docking of overseas local resources, settlement policies and the actual needs of enterprises, and provides information reference for the global layout of enterprises.

Highlights of the Event

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At the beginning of the event, leaders of Qiantang District will deliver a speech at the meeting. Subsequently, the BRICS Center Entrepreneurs Committee will hold a launching ceremony, aiming to gather the strength of enterprises and promote the normalization of BRICS cooperation. Immediately after that, the Brazilian Photography Exhibition will open. Winston, Deputy Consul General of Brazil in Shanghai, will introduce the content of the photography exhibition, using people-to-people and cultural exchanges to build a solid bond for economic and trade cooperation.

What Professional Support Will Be Provided On-Site

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Cross-border operation of enterprises faces complex market environment and rule barriers, so the professional support of overseas service institutions is particularly critical. This event has specially set up a presentation session for overseas service institutions. Zhejiang Enterprises Global Expansion Comprehensive Service Port and the Overseas Alumni Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center of Zhejiang University Alumni Headquarters Economic Park will introduce service contents such as interpretation of overseas expansion policies, cross-border compliance consultation, project docking and landing connection, so as to reduce the trial and error cost of cross-border operation of enterprises through professional empowerment.

Break Through Barriers

Directly Connect to Overseas Special Economic Zones

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In cross-border investment, there are significant differences in business rules, tax mechanisms and industrial orientation across overseas regions. It is often difficult for enterprises to fully grasp local policies in a short time only by their own strength, and they are easy to fall into the dilemma of information asymmetry. To this end, this docking meeting invites representatives of representative special economic zones from Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe and other regions to conduct face-to-face interpretations on investment attraction policies, tax law policies and supporting infrastructure. Enterprises can obtain first-hand information through this event to more clearly assess the fit between their own production capacity and the target market.

The following overseas special economic zones with industrial characteristics and location advantages will be intensively promoted at the event (subject to the actual special economic zones that come to the site):

【Special Economic Zones of Central Asian Countries】 Relying on the China-Central Asia-Europe land transport network and the Middle Corridor, it focuses on the layout of cross-border logistics, energy and chemical industry, equipment manufacturing and other fields.

【Ethiopia Qada Special Economic Zone】 Located in Oromia State, about 65 kilometers away from the capital Addis Ababa, situated in the Addis-Djibouti transport corridor, relying on young labor force and agricultural resources, it focuses on the development of agricultural processing, textile and garment and logistics, and foreign capital can make full-investment in the manufacturing sector.

【Indonesia Kendal Special Economic Zone】 Located in Central Java Province, jointly developed by Indonesia Jababeka and Singapore Sembcorp, adjacent to Tanjung Emas Port, covering industries such as automobile, renewable energy, electronics, food and beverage. Qualified enterprises can enjoy 10-20 years of corporate income tax reduction and exemption.

【South Africa Atlantis Special Economic Zone】 Located in the Western Cape Province, about 40 kilometers away from Cape Town, it is the first professional economic zone in Africa focusing on green technology, focusing on the development of solar energy, wind power, energy storage and electric vehicle manufacturing, aiming to build an export-oriented green technology manufacturing base.

【Dubai Integrated Economic Zones】 Coordinated by the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority, it covers three major sectors: Dubai Airport Free Zone, Dubai Silicon Oasis and Dubai Commercial City, focusing on aviation logistics, artificial intelligence technology and digital e-commerce respectively, all of which allow foreign capital to hold full ownership and guarantee the free repatriation of capital and profits.

【Grodno Investment Free Economic Zone of Belarus】 Located in Grodno Region in western Belarus, bordering Poland and Lithuania, situated at the intersection of the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union, it focuses on the development of machinery manufacturing, chemical industry, wood processing and furniture production. Settled enterprises can enjoy a number of preferential policies on profit tax, real estate tax and tariff.

This conference focuses on overseas expansion services, building a direct communication channel between domestic enterprises and the special economic zones of BRICS countries. On September 23, the BRICS Countries Enter Hangzhou Special Economic Zones Enterprise Matching Event will be officially held. Relevant enterprises and institutions are welcome to actively participate and jointly explore cooperation opportunities.

This article is from the WeChat Official Account "Zhejiang Enterprises Global Expansion Comprehensive Service Port".