广西 建设面向东盟的金融开放门户

Core Viewpoint - The National Foreign Exchange Administration's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region branch is actively promoting financial openness towards ASEAN, enhancing cross-border trade and investment, and facilitating high-quality economic development in the region. Group 1: Financial Openness and Trade Growth - From January to April 2025, Guangxi's foreign-related income and expenditure reached $22.31 billion, a year-on-year increase of 19% [1] - The goods trade income and expenditure amounted to $18.72 billion, growing by 21.5% year-on-year [1] - Guangxi's goods trade with ASEAN reached $2.42 billion, with an 11.6% year-on-year increase, maintaining ASEAN as Guangxi's largest trading partner for 25 consecutive years [1] - The proportion of cross-border funds from ASEAN in Guangxi's total has increased from 23% to 28% over the past three years [1] Group 2: Cross-Border Investment Initiatives - Guangxi is pushing for more high-level open pilot projects for cross-border trade and investment, including the expansion of the Qualified Foreign Limited Partner (QFLP) pilot to the entire region [2] - As of April 2025, registered capital for QFLP pilot enterprises reached $3.377 billion, injecting significant vitality into the regional economy [2] - Guangxi has been approved for a new pilot policy for cross-border trade agency payment, enhancing support for border residents engaging in trade with ASEAN [2] Group 3: Streamlining Foreign Exchange Operations - The Guangxi branch has introduced nearly 30 measures to improve the convenience of cross-border trade and investment financing [3] - Key measures include delegating registration tasks to banks and allowing online processing for various foreign debt registrations [3] - By April 2025, 1,400 entities benefited from these measures, involving $27.61 billion, while over 6,600 capital project digital transactions amounted to $10.454 billion [3] Group 4: Case Studies of Trade Facilitation - A copper company in Guangxi, as a pilot enterprise for trade foreign exchange facilitation, processed 61 transactions worth $170 million, significantly reducing time and costs for payment processing [4] - An automotive group successfully completed a cross-border payment within 48 hours for an urgent software procurement, achieving an 85% speed increase compared to conventional processes [5]