Core Viewpoint - Qingdao Bank has released a "Foreign Trade Financial White Paper" outlining 17 specific measures to support foreign trade enterprises in enhancing their global presence, aligning with the national strategy of "expanding high-level opening-up" [1][3]. Group 1: Financial Support Initiatives - The bank has established a cross-border financial product system centered around Qingyin Huitong, Qingyin Trade Loan, Qingyin Golden Bridge, and Qingyin Huitong, serving over 5,000 foreign trade enterprises with an international settlement volume exceeding $20 billion and cross-border RMB settlement exceeding 50 billion [1]. - Qingdao Bank aims to integrate financial support for stabilizing foreign trade into its strategic planning, enhancing trade facilitation, and providing comprehensive support for enterprises to "go global" [1][3]. Group 2: Regional Focus and Industry Specialization - The bank focuses on Shandong's foreign trade industry characteristics, particularly in machinery, agricultural products, and textiles, implementing a "one place, one policy" service model [1][9]. - It is developing a comprehensive financial system for bulk commodities, including innovative tools like digital warehouse receipts and specialized shipping financial products to foster competitive regional foreign trade industry clusters [1][12]. Group 3: Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement - Qingdao Bank has introduced a series of services aimed at reducing comprehensive costs for enterprises, enhancing funding efficiency, and improving risk response capabilities [2][16]. - Specific measures include fee reductions, cross-border financing price subsidies, and the promotion of specialized credit financing products to help enterprises convert transaction flows into credit resources [17][16]. Group 4: Innovation in Financial Services - The bank is committed to innovating financial service mechanisms and enhancing its cross-border financial service capabilities through the launch of the CIPS direct reference system [1][7]. - It is also exploring digital settlement solutions to support new foreign trade business models, such as cross-border e-commerce and overseas warehouses [17].