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第26届东盟峰会在马来西亚闭幕
4月27日,第26届东盟峰会在马来西亚兰卡威落下帷幕。东盟领导人就2015年年底前如期建成东盟共同体、制订东盟2015年后的发展愿景,以及进一步发展与外部世界关系等议题达成一系列重要共识。
此次东盟峰会的主题为“我们的人民、我们的共同体、我们的愿景”。会议通过三项宣言,包括《建设一个以人为本的东盟吉隆坡宣言》《“全球温和运动”兰卡威宣言》,以及进一步加强规范应对灾害和气候变化措施的宣言。
广西开首条直航马来西亚客货豪华邮轮
据悉,“北部湾之星”号邮轮在2015年2月9日成功首航之后,于5月1日正式开通马来西亚著名度假海岛——热浪岛航线。这是中国国内首条直航马来西亚的海上客货直航航线——中国—越南—马来西亚直航客货航线。
“北部湾之星”总吨位9960吨,设计载客284人。航线开通后,钦州港—关丹港的进出口效率大大提高,航程由原来的10-15天缩减为4天。
缅甸曼德勒拟兴建传统文化度假村
缅甸Taungthaman Thitsa公司拟投资3000亿缅元(约合2.8亿美元)在曼德勒省阿玛拉普拉镇区兴建推介缅甸传统文化和手工艺品的度假村。项目占地16公顷,位于Taungthaman湖以东,距曼德勒著名景点乌本桥约580米,预计将在3年内建成。
该项目的建成,将极大促进缅甸旅游业的发展,届时,缅甸旅游业的不断发展,也将给区域带来巨大的合作商机。
缅甸2015-2016财年大米出口有望达到200万吨
近日,缅甸大米协会秘书长吴梭吞表示,2015-2016财年(2015.4-2016.3)缅甸的大米出口有望达200万吨。2015年初,中缅双方签订大米贸易备忘录后, 5月首批3000吨大米被运往中国。
据悉,2014-2015财年(2014.4-2015.3),缅甸大米出口共计180万吨,出口国家达64个。其中,130万吨出口至中国,占缅甸大米出口的72%,6000吨出口至日本,有17吨香米出口美国。
马来西亚成为区域经济增长最快的国家之一
4月12日,马来西亚交通部长兼马华公会总会长廖中莱指出,马来西亚已从农业导向型经济转型为以制造业和服务业为主的经济体,马来西亚成为本区域经济增长最快的国家之一。
统计数字显示,马来西亚人均国内生产总值,已从2009年的7590美元增长至2014年的10426美元,每年平均增长8.27%。2015年马来西亚出任东盟轮值主席国,这将大大促进马来西亚在经济、政治、外交等方面的发展,使马来西亚成为区域发展耀眼的新星。
印尼将在万隆兴建亚非国家公园
近日,印尼万隆市市长李德宛表示,计划今年在万隆Kiara Condong街的一块空地上,兴建亚非国家公园。李德宛称,计划兴建的亚非国家公园将建有人造湖,在湖水中装上旗杆,并在公园四周兴建亚非各国的公园。据悉,中国方面有意在万隆兴建周恩来公园。
他说,众所周知,60年前召开亚非会议时,中国总理周恩来在会议上首先提出了“求同存异”、“和平共处”的建议,受到亚非各国代表的支持,具有时代的意义。
马来西亚将建世界级数据枢纽
《南洋商报》报道,马来西亚多媒体发展局总执行长宣布,政府将在柔佛士年纳工业区一片占地700英亩的土地上建设数据中心,让该工业区变为世界级的数据枢纽,并可让马来西亚的赛城、士年纳及新加坡的通讯发展形成铁三角,一起冲出东盟。
士年纳区是依斯干达特区5个旗舰发展区之一,该数据中心将是马来西亚继赛城数据中心后的第二个大型数据枢纽开发计划。预料新推出的士年纳数据枢纽将掀起市场投资营运的热潮。
中国需求骤降 马来西亚棕油出口堪忧
近日,马来西亚当地多家媒体报道称,中国经济发展进入新常态,在经济增长放缓和经济结构调整的背景下,高度依赖中国市场的马来西亚出口商,尤其是棕油出口商将面临压力。
据悉,2014年,马来西亚原棕油对中国出口量仅达284万吨,较前一年的370万吨减少了20%以上。2015年的第一季度,马来西亚原棕油对中国出口量也出现明显下滑。这对棕油为重要产业支撑的马来西亚来说,及时调整相关策略势在必行。
马来西亚多元重工将在中国生产销售莲花汽车
《南洋商报》4月21日报道,马来西亚上市公司多元重工(DRBHCOM)日前宣布和中国金星重工业有限公司(Goldstar)签署联营协议,将在中国销售莲花汽车。多元重工旗下拥有普腾控股(Proton)和莲花集团(Lotus)两大汽车公司,该公司将在中国生产及销售莲花牌轿车、引擎和配件,并提供售后服务,预计2015年至2030年的投资额将达60亿马币。
东盟经济一体化将刺激跨境融资
近期在菲律宾马尼拉召开的2015年亚洲金融峰会上,第一大都市投资公司总裁迪斯波表示,菲律宾企业的规模正在不断变大,眼界也更高,需要更多资金来扩张其多元化发展,而东盟经济共同体将为企业跨境融资创造良好条件。
他表示,亚洲开发银行已经发行了比索等该区域国家货币债券,这为在资本市场一体化后最终实现跨境发行债券打下了良好基础。
中国与马来西亚续签货币互换协议
4月17日,马来西亚国家银行发表公告称,中国人民银行行长周小川与马来西亚国家银行行长洁蒂于4月17日在华盛顿续签货币互换协议,维持1800亿人民币或900亿马币的互换额度,有效期为3年。
该双边本币互换协议的续签,是两家央行致力于推广两国商家使用本币结算的承诺,将进一步强化马中经济和金融连接,并促进双边贸易和投资活动。
一季度越南自中国进口货物约114.7亿美元
越南《西贡解放报》近日报道,据越南海关统计,2015年一季度,越南自中国进口货物约114.7亿美元,对中国出口约35.4亿美元,越方逆差79.3亿美元。越南自中国进口主要商品包括:机械设备、零部件、计算机、电子产品及零部件、手机、钢材等。
中越两国进出口企业可根据自身情况,并结合两国的互补优势来调整企业的进出口货物种类。
广西钦州保税港区进口肉类指定口岸通过验收即将开放运营
4月17日,广西钦州保税港区进口肉类指定口岸通过国家质检总局验收组验收,标志着钦州保税港区已完全具备开展肉类进口业务的条件,即将开放运营,朝着打造中国西南、中南地区的进口肉类及冷链食品集散基地、分拨中心的目标迈出关键性的一步。
目前,钦州保税港区已有亿隆等3个冷链物流加工项目落户,总占地面积289亩,规划库容18.5万立方米,其中肉类冷冻库容11.5万立方米。同时还建成了一体化冷链查验平台、检测中心等配套设施,可满足开展肉类进口业务的需要,预计2015年进口肉类可达到5万吨。
马中关丹产业园已吸引97亿马币外资
《东方日报》报道,马来西亚东海岸经济区理事会发表文告指出,马中关丹产业园至今已吸引97亿马币投资。
报道指出,马中关丹产业园被誉为“国家工业城”,随着产业园对外资的吸引力越来越大,马中关丹产业园将为中马两国企业带来更大的发展商机。
油气开采仍是缅甸吸收外资的主要领域
缅甸《耶德纳榜日报》4月20日报道,2014-2015财年(2014年4月1日至2015年3月31日),共有来自英国、美国、印度、法国和澳大利亚的26家国际油气公司获准在缅甸进行石油与天然气的勘探开采,投资额逾30亿美元,超过了全年外资总额的1/3,是外资进入最多的领域。
其实,对于正在不断走向世界的缅甸来说,除了油气开采领域,还有诸多领域,如旅游、产品加工等都蕴藏着巨大的合作机遇。
泰国人民币清算服务正式启动
日前,中国工商银行(泰国)股份有限公司在泰国曼谷宣布正式启动人民币清算行服务,泰国及其相关国家的商业银行将可以通过在工行泰国开立的账户直接办理人民币业务。
目前,工行泰国已推出包括人民币汇兑、人民币单证/保函、人民币存汇款、人民币贸易融资、离岸市场资金拆借、人民币结售汇等人民币业务服务。这将为中泰两国企业的贸易、投资带来更多的便利化。
新加坡与四川锁定消费和航空为重点合作领域
新加坡《联合早报》4月21日报道,在中国四川消费领域蓬勃发展、新的航空枢纽即将动工之际,新加坡与四川政府将消费和航空这两个领域锁定为双方企业今后可重点合作的关键领域。
消费方面的合作覆盖教育和食品工业。譬如,新加坡一些老字号食品可借中国企业的力量打入中国西部市场,中国食品企业则可借本地良好的食品安全管制框架,通往区域和国际市场。
航空方面的合作包括物流领域,新加坡可和四川政商界分享新加坡的物流解决方案,并参与四川航空领域的建设和发展。
中缅边境贸易额突破50亿美元
据缅甸《十一新闻》报道,近日从缅甸商务部贸易与消费司获悉,2014-2015财年(2014年4月1日至2015年3月31日),中缅边境贸易额突破50亿美元,达56.69亿美元,同比上财年(2013年4月1日至2014年3月31日)的37.55亿美元,增加19.14亿美元,增幅达51%。
pril 9, 2015 (China Daily) -- China announced a major reduction of axes on iron ore to help the struggling metal industry and ensure the ecurity of national resources. The weekly State Council executive meeting, presided over by Premier Li Keqiang, decided to reduce the esource tax on iron ore by 60 percent, eff ective May 1. The move aims o improve the operations of mining companies, promote structural djustments, support the coordinated development and upgrading of elated industries, and safeguard the security of ore supplies. It came on he same day that Shanghai Securities News said on its website that the overnment would soon announce policies to support the iron ore mining ector. Although the report did not give clear sources or other details, omestic stocks related to iron ore mining and steel production surged n speculation.
pril 1, 2015 (China Daily) -- The State Administration of Taxation announced hat it is drawing up a taxation plan to better support the Belt and Road nitiative, said Wang Jun, director of the administration. The government will rovide better taxation management and services to an increasing number of hinese companies that have established their brands outside the country, Wang said at a taxpayers' conference in Beijing. Some well-regarded ompanies in China attended the meeting. Railway manufacturer CSR Corp nd Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said the implementation of the Belt and oad Initiative has paved the way for Chinese enterprises to invest overseas; owever, they increasingly faced diffi culties in taxation. Wang said the related axation departments are working to improve the taxation system to serve elt and Road Initiative related projects.
April 21, 2015 (China Daily) -- China has cut the number of restrictions on foreign investment for new pilot free trade zones in Tianjin, Guangdong and Fujian and also for the zone in Shanghai. Assistant Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said all such zones will implement a unified and friendlier business environment for foreign investment. To increase transparency, the central government has made public a "negative list" of foreign investment applicable to the four zones. For the Shanghai zone, the number of restricted items on the list has been cut to 122 from 139 last year. A master plan has been unveiled for the zones in Tianjin, Guangdong and Fujian and the development plan for the Shanghai zone has been upgraded to create a wider platform for economic reform and opening-up.
April 6, 2015 (Xinhua) -- China unveiled a plan on Sunday to develop city clusters along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in a move to create a new economic growth engine and promote new urbanization. The plan envisions urban clusters around Wuhan in Hubei province, the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan city group in Hunan province and clusters around Poyang Lake in Jiangxi province, said the State Council, the nation's cabinet. The clusters cover a total area of 317,000 sq km and are a pillar of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Priority will be given to coordinated development between urban and rural areas and connectivity of infrastructure, such as construction of important transportation, water conservation and energy projects, the statement said.
April 17, 2015 (China Daily) -- China will promote a management mode based on "negative list" this year, with its first application in foreign investment frontiers, Lian Weiliang, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at a press conference. The new mode refers to the method of employing lists of only banned or restricted practices. The existing foreign investment catalogue includes categories of encouraged, prohibited and restricted. The latest version of the Catalog for the Guidance of Industries for Foreign Investment came into force from April 10. It has made the service and manufacturing sectors more accessible by cutting the number of restricted sectors from 79 to 38.
April 13, 2015 (China Daily) -- China's three major policy banks officially began a massive reform process to diversify fi nancial services in support of economic growth. The reforms include redefining functions and tightening capital adequacy requirements. Reform plans of the China Development Bank, Export-Import Bank of China and the Agricultural Development Bank of China have been approved by the State Council, the country's cabinet, according to an official statement published online. After the reforms are in place, the fl oor for the three banks' capital adequacy will be 10.5 percent, more than the 8 percent required by Basel III, a global, voluntary regulatory framework on bank capital adequacy, an official from the People's Bank of China said. In the past, there was no requirement on the policy banks' capital adequacy ratio, making it diffi cult to supervise credit risks, the offi cial said.
April 18, 2015 (Xinhua) -- A guideline issued by the State Council, China's cabinet, outlined measures to improve port services and support foreign trade. To speed up customs clearance, authorities will cut red tape and minimize unnecessary work in the ports themselves, according to the document released on Friday. "These measures focus on supporting foreign trade with easier and better customs clearance services," said Huang Shengqiang, director of the General Administration of Customs' port management offi ce. Charges for hoisting, moving and storing qualified cargo will be waived, and cargo examination procedures will be reviewed to ensure they cause minimal disturbance to businesses, the document said.
April 14, 2015 (China Daily) -- Investors in the Chinese mainland are permitted to open multiple stock-trading accounts, as regulators removed the "one person, one account" restriction amid a dramatic bull run in the equities market. An individual investor can now open and use up to 20 A-share accounts at different brokerage firms under the unified account platform, which integrates various stock clearing and settlement systems, according to China Securities Depository and Clearing Corp Ltd, a State-owned clearing service company. The system allows investors to switch among different brokerages without opening new accounts and closing their existing ones. Analysts said that the regulators' move will cut account opening costs for retail investors, who previously had to pay separate account fees for trading stocks or derivatives on the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets.