On May 14, 2017, Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie attended the Parallel Theme Conference of the “One Belt, One Road†International Cooperation Summit Forum High-Level Meeting “Promoting Financial Finance†and signed on behalf of the Ministry of Finance of China and relevant national finance ministers or authorized representatives of the Ministry of Finance. The "One Belt, One Road" Financing Guiding Principles. The Guiding Principles are the first guiding documents formulated by the parties on the financing issues under the “Belt and Road Initiativeâ€. The main objective is to promote the long-term, stable and sustainable construction based on the principle of “equality participation, benefit sharing and risk sharingâ€. A sustainable, risk-controlled diversified financing system. The following is the full text of the Guiding Principles, please read.
In order to promote the construction of the “One Belt, One Road†financing system, with the Chinese initiative and promotion, the Chinese Ministry of Finance and Argentina, Belarus, Cambodia, Chile, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia The Ministry of Finance of Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Serbia, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Kingdom jointly approved the “One Belt and One Road†Financing Guiding Principles (hereinafter referred to as the “Guidelinesâ€). On May 14th, during the parallel theme meeting of the “One Belt, One Road†International Cooperation Summit Forum “Promoting Financial Financeâ€, Minister Xiao Jie and British Chancellor of the Exchequer Hammond, Georgia First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kumsisvi Lee, Russian Finance Minister Siluyanov, Pakistani Finance Minister Ishak Dal, Iranian Finance Minister Taybnia, Hungarian National Economy Minister Valga Mihai, Ethiopian Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation Nabibi, The Minister of Finance and Economics of Cambodia, Anpan Monila, Argentine Finance Minister Caputo and other 17 finance ministers or authorized representatives of the Ministry of Finance signed the Guiding Principles. The Chinese and English full texts of the Guiding Principles are now published for reference.
"Belt and Road" financing guidelines
The construction of "One Belt, One Road" aims to strengthen policy communication, facility connectivity, trade smoothness, capital finance, and people's hearts, and promote the orderly and free flow of economic factors, efficient allocation of resources, and deep integration of markets to jointly create openness, tolerance, and balance. Pratt & Whitney's regional economic cooperation framework. Capital Finance is an important support for the construction of the “Belt and Roadâ€. To this end, we, Argentina, Belarus, Cambodia, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Serbia, Sudan The finance ministers of Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey and the United Kingdom have called on the governments, financial institutions and enterprises along the line to act together and promote the long-term, stable, sustainable and risk-controlled nature of the principle of "equal participation, benefit sharing and risk sharing". Financing system.
1. We recognize that a good financing system and financing environment are inseparable from the strong support of governments along the route. Governments along the line should strengthen policy communication, consolidate cooperation intentions, and jointly release positive signals to support the construction and financing of the “Belt and Roadâ€.
2. We encourage countries along the route to establish a common platform to jointly develop regional infrastructure development strategies or plans based on the promotion of regional development strategies and investment plans in the region, determine the principles for major project identification and prioritization, and coordinate national support policies. Exchange implementation experience with financing arrangements.
3. We support financial resources to serve entities in countries and regions along the route.
Economic development. Focus on increasing financial support for infrastructure interconnection, trade and investment, capacity cooperation, energy efficiency, resources, and small and medium-sized enterprises.
4. We reaffirm the important role of infrastructure for sustainable economic and social development. We encourage countries along the route to open up the public service market as appropriate, maintain a sound and stable legal, policy and regulatory framework, and actively develop government and social capital cooperation to attract various funds and improve the efficiency and quality of infrastructure supply. We encourage interested parties to establish effective information exchanges between the private sector and financial institutions to support sustainable development through infrastructure financing.
5. We attach importance to the leading role of public funds in planning and building major projects. We will continue to use existing public funding channels such as intergovernmental cooperation funds and foreign aid funds to coordinate and coordinate with other funding channels to jointly support the construction of the “Belt and Roadâ€, including strengthening exchanges and cooperation in the areas of people's livelihood development and humanities exchanges along the line. .
6. We encourage national policy financial institutions and export credit agencies to continue to provide policy financial support for the construction of the “Belt and Roadâ€. We encourage these institutions to strengthen coordination and cooperation, and play a role in financing promotion and risk sharing through various means such as loans, guarantees, equity investments, and joint financing.
7. We call on development financial institutions to consider providing more financing support and technical assistance to countries along the Belt and Road. We encourage multilateral development banks and national development financial institutions to actively participate in the construction of the “Belt and Road†through various means such as loans, equity investments, guarantees and co-financing and other financing channels within their responsibilities, especially cross-border infrastructure construction. . We support the multilateral development banks to strengthen coordination and cooperation with national development financial institutions to provide sustainable financing, institutional know-how and intellectual services to countries along the route.
8. We recognize that market mechanisms should play a decisive role in the allocation of financial resources. We expect commercial banks, equity investment funds, insurance, leasing and guarantee companies to provide funds and other financial services for the construction of the “Belt and Roadâ€. We welcome long-term institutional investors such as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds to actively participate, as appropriate, in infrastructure construction, in line with their institutional functions.
9. We support the further development of local and regional financial markets. We welcome the development of local currency bond markets and equity investment markets in countries along the route to expand long-term financing sources and reduce the risk of currency mismatches.
10. We support the orderly opening of financial markets and respect the international obligations that the countries concerned may assume. We encourage the gradual expansion of market access for banks, insurance, securities, etc. in accordance with national conditions and in accordance with domestic laws and regulations, support financial institutions to cross-border mutual subsidiaries and/or branches, and promote the establishment and approval process for financial institutions. Convenience.
11. We encourage financial innovation based on the “Belt and Road†construction needs and the needs of countries along the route. We support financial institutions to innovate financing models, channels, tools and services under the premise of risk control.
12. We call on countries along the route to deepen financial regulatory cooperation, strengthen cross-border supervision and coordination, jointly create a fair, efficient and stable regulatory environment for financial institutions, and respect the international obligations that the countries concerned may assume.
13. We advocate a transparent, friendly, non-discriminatory and predictable financing environment. We support the increased openness to foreign direct investment, accelerate the necessary investment facilitation process, and oppose all forms of trade and investment protectionism. We advocate the establishment and improvement of a fair, just, open and efficient legal system, as well as a mutually beneficial and investment-friendly tax system. We support the proper settlement of debts and investment disputes in a fair, legal and reasonable manner, and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of creditors and investors.
14. We emphasize that we should strengthen the evaluation and risk management of the social and environmental impacts of financing projects, attach importance to energy conservation and environmental protection cooperation, fulfill social responsibilities, promote local employment, and promote sustainable economic and social development. When mobilizing funds, we should balance debt sustainability.
15. We recognize that financing arrangements for the “Belt and Road†initiative should benefit all businesses and people and support sustainable and inclusive development. Financing should be provided for improving scientific and technological capabilities, technological development and job creation, especially for young people and women. We actively support efforts to promote inclusive finance, encourage governments along the line, policy financial institutions, development financial institutions and commercial financial institutions to strengthen cooperation, strive to make financial information and services accessible to all, and provide appropriate and stable SMEs. , affordable financing services.
Guiding Principles on Financing the Development of the Belt and Road
The Belt and Road Initiative aims to promote policy coordination, facilities connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and people-to-people exchange among the countries along the Belt and Road (hereinafter referred to as "countries involved"), promote orderly and free flows Of economic factors, and economic integration is an important underpinning for implementing the Belt and Road Initiative. Finance Ministers of Argentina, Belarus, Cambodia, Chile, China, Czech, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Serbia, Sudan, Switzerland , Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, call upon the governments, financial institutions and companies from countries involved to follow the principles of equal-footed participa Tion, mutual benefits and risk sharing as they work together to build a long-term, stable, sustainable financing system that is well-placed to manage risks.
1. We recognize that strong support from governments is essential for building an enabling financing system and environment. As such, governments of countries involved should strengthen policy communication, consolidate cooperation intention, and jointly send a positive signal of supporting and financing the development of the Belt and Road.
2. We encouraged countries along the routes to establish common platforms(s) in the countries, the forging synergies of their development strategies and investment plans, map out strategies or plans for regional infrastructure development, formulate principles for identifying and prioritizing major projects , coordinate their supporting policies and financing arrangements, and share experiences on implementation.
3. We support channeling of financial resources to serve the real economy of countries and regions involved, with priority given to such areas as infrastructure connectivity, trade and investment, industrial capacity cooperation, energy and energy efficiency, natural resources and SMEs.
4. We reaffirm the important role of infrastructure in sustainable economic and social development. We encourage countries involved to open public service markets as appropriate, while maintaining a sound and stable legal, policy and regulatory framework and develop public-private partnerships to channel funds and We promote the efficiency and quality of infrastructure supply. We encourage the interested parties to establish effective information flow between private sector and financial institutions which support sustainable development through financing infrastructure investments.
5. We value the guiding role of public funds in planning and building major projects. We will continue to utilize existing public funding channels such as inter-governmental cooperation funds and foreign assistance funds, and coordinate with other funding channels to support the development of the Belt and Road, including strengthening cooperation in people's welfare, people-to-people exchange among relevant countries and regions.
6. We encourage policy financial institutions and export credit agencies of countries involved to continue offering policy financial support for the development of the Belt and Road. We also encourage these institutions to strengthen coordination and cooperation, and play their role in financing promotion and risk- Sharing through various means such as loan, guaranty, equity investment, co-financing, etc.
7. We call upon development financial institutions to consider providing more financial support and technical assistance for countries involved. We encourage multilateral development banks and national development financial institutions to actively participate in the development of the Belt and Road within their mandates, particularly cross-border Infrastructure construction through loan, equity investment, guaranty, co-financing, and other relevant financing channels. We support these institutions in strengthening of coordination and collaboration to provide sustainable financing, institutional know-how and consulting services to countries involved.
8. We recognize the decisive role of the market in financial resources allocation. We envisage all types of commercial financial institutions such as commercial banks, equity funds as well as insurance, leasing, guarantee companies to provide funds and other financial services for the development of The Belt and Road. We welcome proactive participation of long-term institutional investors such as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, in particular in the area of ​​infrastructure development, as appropriate and subject to their institutional arrangements
9. We support further development of local and regional financial markets. We welcome the development of local currency bond markets and equity markets in countries involved to diversify long-term financing sources and reduce currency mismatch risks.
10. We support orderly opening-up of local and regional financial markets, while respecting the international obligations of the countries involved, if any. We encouraging steady expansion of market access of banking, insurance and securities sectors as appropriate to national circumstances, support financial Institutions of set up subsidiaries and/or branches in each other's countries, and further facilitate the application and approval for the establishment of financial institutions, in accordance with domestic law and regulations of host countries.
11. We encourage financial innovation that responds to the needs of funding the development of the Belt and Road and to the needs of countries involved. We support the innovation by financial institutions in terms of financing models, channels, tools and service sunder the precondition that Risks are well managed.
12. We call upon the countries involved to deepen cooperation in financial regulation and strengthen coordination on cross-border supervision, in order to create a fair, efficient and stable regulatory environment for financial institutions, while respecting the international obligations of the countries involved, if Any.
13. We advocate for a transparent, friendly , non-discriminatory and predictable financing environment. We support greater openness to FDI as appropriate, speeding up trade and investment facilitation where needed, and opposing trade and investment protectionism of all forms. We advocate for fair , equitable, open and efficient legal systems, as well as mutual-beneficial and investor-friendly taxation regimes. We support the settlement of debt and investment disputes in a fair, lawful and reasonable way to effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of creditors and Investor.
14. We underscore the need to strengthen social and environmental impact assessment and risk management of projects, improve cooperation on energy conservation and environmental protection, fulfill social responsibilities, promote local employment and enhance economic and social development. We also need to take into account Debt sustainability in mobilizing finance.
15. We identify that financing arrangements for the development of the Belt and Road should benefit all businesses and populations in a way that contacts sustainable and inclusive development. Financing should also be provided for enhancing technological capabilities, skills development, job creation particularly for the youth And women. We vigorously support efforts to promote inclusive finance, encourage governments, policy financial institutions, development finance institutions and commercial financial institutions to strengthen cooperation to ensure access to financial information and services for all, and provide proper, stable and affordable financial services for SMEs. (End)
Article source: Ministry of Finance official website May 15, 2017 (this article only represents the author's point of view)
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