Over 200 French enterprises will present state-of-the-art
products, technologies and services to China during the Sino-French
Business Forum which is starting today in Beijing.
The two-day forum has attracted some 200 French companies and
600 Chinese companies from various industries, which will provide
numerous opportunities for them to meet the right trade
partners.
The forum is divided into several sectors, including
agribusiness, consumer goods, health-pharmaceutical chemistry,
construction, industrial equipment, information and communication
technologies, energy-environment, services, travel and leisure.
This is the third time that UBIFRANCE - the French agency for
international business development - and the French Embassy in
China have organized such a forum in the country. The first two
were successfully held in Shanghai in 2005 and in Hong Kong last
November.
The Sino-French Business Forum aims to help French enterprises
find new cooperation partners by providing assistance in business
development, strategic planning, financing and technologies.
A special "Experts' Village" during the forum will provide
professional consulting services to all participants, which is
another feature attracting greater numbers of visitors. Experts
such as legal advisors and bankers will be available for practical
advice on every facet of conducting business in France or
China.
This year's forum is co-sponsored by the French Ministry of
Economics, Finance and Employment and the Chinese Ministry of
Commerce.
At present, there are 1,800 French-invested enterprises in
China, with 50,000 employees in all and an annual output value of
20 billion euro ($29.41 billion).
A total of 5,200 meetings were held among the 289 French
companies and 700 Chinese firms that participated in the 2005 forum
in Shanghai.
(China Daily November 26, 2007)
