By Yuling Chen, iChongqing News

Chongqing - The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Connectivity Initiative Financial Summit 2019, or CCI-FS 2019, is to be held in Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality from November 4 to 5, said Mr. Yuan Wei, Deputy Director of Chongqing Local Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau on October 9, 2019.

The opening ceremony of the first China-Singapore (Chongqing) Connectivity Initiative Financial Summit takes place in Chongqing, China, on November 1, 2018.

The cohosts of the CCI-FS 2019 are the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, the People’s Bank of China, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, Ministry of Trade and Industry Singapore, Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government.

An international, professional financial event with more influence

“We will invite more than 200 VIPs such as relevant leaders from central financial supervisory and commerce departments in both countries and western China, as well as directors from international financial organizations, ASEAN national central banks, and global famous investment institutions,” said Mr. Yuan Wei.

This year’s CCI-FS focuses on the Belt and Road and New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor and involves hot topics such as cross-border financing, fin-tech, inclusive finance, green finance, supply-chain finance, logistics finance, and asset-backed security. It aims to serve as in international financial cooperation and exchange platform.

Heavyweights participation and fruitful results last year

The year of 2018 witnessed the first edition of CCI-FS from November 1 to 2. Attending that event were more than 100 VIPs, including leaders of national central banks and executives of financial institutions from seven ASEAN countries, government leaders from 11 provinces and autonomous regions in China’s western region, and essential guests from business and financial communities as well as academic circles.

Moreover, 46 Chinese and Singaporean entities inked 36 cooperation agreements involving a series of significant projects last year. Among them, 15 Chinese and Singaporean entities, including Chongqing Local Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau, Chongqing Business Management Department of People’s Bank of China, Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Administrative Committee, Singapore FinTech Association, the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity Think Tank (CCITT), CCI FinTech and Singapore Business China, concluded seven cooperative agreements.

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