Ministry of Commerce: Research countermeasures to further support SMEs to go out

Xinhua Shanghai, July 13, the Ministry of Commerce in Shanghai, the Shiji 13th, in the context of the international financial crisis has not yet ended, the Ministry of Commerce is actively research countermeasures to further increase policy support, and constantly improve the investment environment for SMEs, and strive for the development of foreign cooperation for SMEs to create good conditions. Shans home on 13th in the "2009 Global SME Cooperation Conference" on the introduction, although the international financial crisis led to China's foreign investment situation grim, but this year, Chinese enterprises "go out" has continued to maintain a stable growth situation. According to statistics, the first quarter of China's overseas investment enterprises 445, an increase of 6.8%, non-financial foreign direct investment of 3.7 billion U.S. dollars, a group of major projects are being negotiated.　　January-May, China's foreign contracted engineering business completed turnover of 24.8 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 48.2%, the new contract amounted to 53.46 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 44%, including small and medium-sized enterprises figure. He said that although the international financial crisis has not ended, China's absorption of foreign direct investment is facing severe difficulties and challenges, but China's political stability, the long-term trend of economic development has not changed.　　He said that the Ministry of Commerce is studying ways to further support small and medium-sized enterprises: perfecting the system platform, taking SME foreign economic cooperation and exchange as important work contents, and incorporating the bilateral government's economic and trade cooperation mechanism.　　We will strengthen the policy support for SME's foreign investment cooperation, coordinate and promote relevant financial institutions to develop insurance products and refinancing products suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, create conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises to explore international markets and participate in international cooperation, and further stabilize and expand foreign investment, and provide encouragement for foreign SMEs to enter China. Play the role of China's foreign business institutions, make full use of the current China in the world more than 200 countries and regions set up overseas economic business institutions to help small and medium-sized enterprises to explore the international market, understanding of local business and demand, grasp the international market opportunities.　　At the same time, these overseas business institutions also help local SMEs, understand the Chinese market, promote two-way investment and trade cooperation. Standardize the market order, in the import and export trade, foreign investment, labor cooperation and other fields, give full play to the industry, associations, intermediary organizations coordinating role. In the enterprise "go out" process, in the capital, technology, information, management, talent, legal consultation and so on to give full support. Small and medium-sized enterprises to promote large-scale, group, to the international market.