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THE THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE CONTRIBUTES TO GREEN RECOVERY IN THE POST EPIDEMIC ERA

BEIJING, MAY 30 (XINHUA) -- ON MAY 30, THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL FORUM 2021 SPRING MEETING RELEASED THE "INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL FORUM 2021 CHINA REPORT". AMONG THEM, THE FOURTH ANNUAL SURVEY OF "THE BELT AND ROAD" NATIONAL CENTRAL BANKS SHOWS THAT 87% OF THE CENTRAL BANKS INTERVIEWED BELIEVE THAT "THE BELT AND ROAD" PROJECTS ARE CONDUCIVE TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN THE POST EPIDEMIC ERA, AND 75% OF THEM SAY THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE CONDUCIVE TO GREEN RECOVERY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.THE REPORT FOCUSES ON COMPREHENSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: FIVE THEMES: THE POWER AND RESISTANCE OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AFTER THE COVID-19, THE "THE BELT AND ROAD" INITIATIVE, GREEN FINANCE, GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS, AND FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY.THE SURVEY RESULTS OF THE REPORT SHOW THAT THE MEASURES OF CITY CLOSURE AND SOCIAL ISOLATION HAVE A TEMPORARY IMPACT ON THE PROGRESS OF SOME MAJOR PROJECTS, BUT CHINA HAS NOT REDUCED ITS SUPPORT FOR THE "THE BELT AND ROAD" PROJECT DUE TO THE EPIDEMIC. MOST OF THE CENTRAL BANKS INTERVIEWED EXPECT THE "THE BELT AND ROAD" INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE DOMESTIC GDP GROWTH IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.THE REPORT ALSO SHOWS THAT THERE IS A WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, GREEN ENERGY, AND TRANSPORTATION. IN TERMS OF THE "THE BELT AND ROAD" INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE GREEN RECOVERY, THE CENTRAL BANKS INTERVIEWED BELIEVE THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT WAY IS TO INVEST IN GREEN ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION (90%) AND COOPERATE TO DEVELOP THE "THE BELT AND ROAD" PROJECT STANDARDS (80%).THE REPORT POINTS OUT THAT WHILE FIGHTING AGAINST THE COVID-19, COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD MUST SPEED UP THEIR ACTIONS AND FULFILL THEIR COMMITMENTS TO THE EARTH'S ENVIRONMENT. INVESTING IN A LOW-CARBON SOCIETY AND HEALTHY NATURAL SYSTEMS IS THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE LONG-TERM PROFITABILITY FOR THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY.THE REPORT BELIEVES THAT THERE IS ENORMOUS ROOM FOR COOPERATION IN ALL OF THE ABOVE AREAS, AND ONLY GLOBAL COOPERATION CAN ENABLE THE WORLD ECONOMY TO RECOVER QUICKLY AND SUSTAINABLY FROM THE PANDEMIC.AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL FORUM AND THE CENTRAL ASIAN INSTITUTE FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION SIGNED A STRATEGIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT. AIMING TO ACCELERATE INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION IN ENERGY CONSERVATION, LOW-CARBON, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND OTHER FIELDS IN CENTRAL ASIA, JOINTLY FIND ENTRY POINTS FOR GREEN COOPERATION, AND IMPROVE THE LEVEL OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND CONNECTIVITY COOPERATION.THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL FORUM WAS JOINTLY INITIATED AND ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2003 BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES, REGIONS, AND RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CHINA, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE EUROPEAN UNION. IT IS A HIGH-LEVEL PERMANENT DIALOGUE, EXCHANGE, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL FIELD. THE SPRING CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN BEIJING FROM MAY 29TH TO 30TH, HOSTED BY THE CHINA COUNCIL FOR THE PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL FORUM.