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Luo Wenjun, Commercial Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Gambia To investigate and guide the work of Gambia (Hubei) overseas economic and trade cooperation zone

Oct,13,2022 << Return list

Hubei Daily News (Correspondent Qu Zidong, He Fangpeng) recently, the Commercial Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Gambia, Luo Wenjun, to the Gambia (Hubei) overseas economic and trade cooperation zone construction site investigation to promote the project construction.

During the investigation, Luo visited the trade and logistics park, vegetable demonstration base and economic forest demonstration base in the cooperation zone under the hot sun. Later, in a special meeting held in the comprehensive office building of the park, Zhan Shoukun, deputy general manager of Shiyan Yinpengxing Electronic Technology Co., LTD., and the person in charge of the construction of the cooperation zone, reported in detail the project construction, project promotion, operation of the cooperation zone and the arrangement of the next work plan. Counselor Luo Wenjun had in-depth talks with the head of the Gambian side of the cooperation Zone (Gao) to understand the difficulties in the construction process of the cooperation zone and put forward guidance on the project construction.

In 2016, with the strong support of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Provincial Department of Commerce, the company established the Gambia (Hubei) Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone. The project includes "One platform and one park" : Shiyan Open Cooperation and Exchange Information Platform and Gambia (Hubei) Agricultural Demonstration Zone. Shiyan Open Cooperation and Exchange Information Platform is an organization to guide enterprises to "go out" to Gambia investment and provide consulting services; The agricultural demonstration Zone is the carrier for the project to be launched in Gambia. Demonstration area construction is divided into three parts: agricultural demonstration park, agricultural products processing park, trade logistics park. At present, 12,000 mu of land has been expropriated. Among them, the agricultural demonstration park has arranged 3,000 mu of land to grow rice, vegetables and other crops. Agricultural PRODUCTS PROCESSING PARK, trade LOGISTICS PARK 120 mu of land has been collected and stored, water, electricity, road infrastructure is basically complete, the construction of part of the plant, the introduction of 4 enterprises to settle.

During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, with the strong support of the province and the city, "One Platform and one Park" will accelerate the project construction. By 2025, 50 domestic and foreign enterprises will settle in the park, with an output value of 500 million US dollars and annual profits and taxes of 10 million US dollars. Key projects in agricultural production, cold chain logistics, industrial processing, trade circulation, financial services, and education and training will be developed to provide employment for 10,000 people, boost the economic development of 1,000 rural households, and promote the steady economic development of the Gambia and major economies in West Africa.


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Luo Wenjuan research pointed out that in the Gambia (hubei) economic and trade cooperation zones is hubei province business hall confirmed one of six outside the zone, which is an important project of hubei province's foreign economic cooperation, also to Gambia key projects of economic cooperation in China, the company to undertake the major responsibility, should pay special attention to the project construction, and make contributions to okada in economic development between the two countries. During the survey, Luo stressed that the current epidemic situation is quite serious. In the context of epidemic prevention and control, the pace, timing and intensity of construction should be reasonably arranged, the construction of the cooperation zone should be accelerated, and the economic and trade zone should be built into a window for China's economic cooperation in the Gambia.