President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, (center) have a group photo with delegates and guests before the welcome banquet for the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday. Wu Zhiyi / China Daily
The head of China's top economic regulator called on Sunday for more policy coordination to support the Belt and Road Initiative in order to cope with challenges brought on by a growing anti-globalization trend that may put obstacles in key areas of cooperation.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China - the world's biggest bank by assets - is gearing up to provide a full range of financial services for projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, a senior executive said in an interview.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank shares the same vision as the Belt and Road Initiative of promoting broad-based social and economic development in countries and regions related to the initiative, the bank's president said on Sunday.
China aims to build a digital silk road as it identifies innovation as the driving force to pursue the Belt and Road Initiative, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
China signed off on an agreement in Beijing on Sunday with 26 countries to improve policy coordination and jointly address the pressing challenges of a financing gap for projects under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Using local currency is preferred for future Belt and Road Initiative investments, because it will help ensure financial stability and reduce currency exchange risks, according to the central bank governor.
Climate change cooperation among the Belt and Road countries can achieve win-win results because the initiative helps address the challenge by improving climate policy coordination and providing opportunities for technology exchanges, according to officials and experts.
The twoday Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation,which starts Sunday, is expected to translate the Chinaproposed initiative into solid progress,according to officials and experts.
China and Chile should push forward major projects in such areas as infrastructure construction,regional interconnectivity,clean energy and telecommunications as the two countries work to build the Belt and Road, President Xi Jinping said on Saturday.
Highexpectationswereexpressed by those who planned to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which opens on Sunday inBeijing.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank announced on Saturday that its Board of Governors has approved seven applications to join
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