OREANDA-NEWS. August 21, 2014. The Second China SME Investment and Financing Expo (hereinafter referred to as SME IFEX) opened at China National Convention Center in Beijing.

It is reported that the SME IFEX is held in July each year in Beijing aiming at broadening financing channels of SMEs and expanding investment channels of private capital. It builds an interactive platform for the capital and SMEs in the form of exhibition, forum, and project matching. The first SME IFEX was held at the China National Convention Center in 2013. The theme of the SME IFEX this year was promoting integration of industry and finance, optimizing financial allocation, and promoting development of the real economy. Nearly 200 banks, non-banking financial institutions, local industrial parks, development zones, and high-growth projects participated in the SME IFEX this year with the exhibition area covering 20,000 square meters. The SME IFEX this year also offered nearly 3,000 financing projects covering the fields of internet e-commerce, modern agriculture, intelligent pension service, software technology, and electronic equipment.

As a major financial service provider to SMEs, Agricultural Bank of China Limited (ABC) well prepared for and actively participated in the second SME IFEX. It achieved sound effect during the first SME IFEX in 2013. The exhibition stands of ABC fully showed its fruitful results in serving SMEs, which drew the extensive attention of government officers and other attendees.. Relevant head of ABC introduced financial services provided by ABC to SMEs to Mr. Cheng Siwei, former Vice Chairman of the tenth National People’s Congress, and Mr. Cheng fully recognized ABC’s efforts.

At the exhibition, customer managers and business personnel of ABC offered professional business consultations to audience and handed out more than 800 leaflets. ABC’s SME financial services were promoted and a good image of serving SMEs and the real economy was established in this year’s SME IFEX.