Group 1 - The eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) is entering a 200-day countdown, with the Bank of China serving as the sole strategic partner for the event for the eighth consecutive year [1] - The Bank of China Shanghai Branch is providing comprehensive financial services to support the preparations for the CIIE, focusing on overseas exhibition, domestic investment attraction, and transaction facilitation [1][2] Group 2 - The Bank of China has successfully organized promotional events in 14 countries, including Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Brazil, Peru, and Italy, to attract overseas exhibitors for the CIIE [2] - A promotional event in Malaysia attracted around 200 representatives from various companies, showcasing the Bank's efforts to create an overseas exhibition ecosystem [2] Group 3 - The Bank of China Shanghai Branch has facilitated a large investment attraction event in Hubei, engaging over 50 overseas exhibitors and 70 local enterprises, resulting in an intended procurement amount exceeding 69 million USD [3] - The Bank is committed to providing financial services such as settlement, foreign exchange, and financing to support trade processes for participating companies [3] Group 4 - Over recent years, the Bank of China has supported eight "CIIE Goes Local" events and over 120 domestic investment promotion activities, connecting more than 30,000 enterprises and facilitating over 5,000 cooperation intentions, amounting to over 50 billion USD in intended cooperation [4] Group 5 - As the secretariat of the CIIE Exhibitors Alliance, the Bank of China is enhancing its role in building an open platform to better leverage the spillover effects of the CIIE [5] - The Bank has upgraded its "Exhibitors Alliance" initiative, hosting events that attract major companies and promoting dialogue among government, banks, and enterprises to foster collaboration [5][6]