On May 9 local time, Wu Fulin, Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of China met with William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, in Nairobi. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral economic and trade cooperation, high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and the Bank’s business development in Kenya. Zhou Pingjian, Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, Njuguna S. Ndungu, Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury and Economic Planning of Kenya, and Kipchumba Murkomen, Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport and Public Works of Kenya attended the meeting. 

President Ruto appreciated the Bank’s contribution to Kenya’s economic and social development. He said that a large number of important projects financed by the Bank in such sectors as transport, energy and people’s livelihood had greatly upgraded the country’s infrastructure, driven employment, and boosted economic and social growth, bringing convenience to and improving the well-being of local people. He looked forward to enhanced bilateral cooperation and joint efforts made to further the Kenya-China comprehensive strategic partnership. 

Chairman Wu thanked President Ruto and the Kenyan government for facilitating and supporting the Bank’s business development in Kenya. He said that the Bank remained committed to building bridge for China-Kenya cooperation, and gave full play to its role as a financial bond for economic and trade development of the two countries. Looking ahead, the Bank will continue its efforts in fulfilling the nine programs for China-Africa cooperation and the eight major steps taken by China to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, with a focus on creating an enabling environment for both financing and knowledge sharing, thus paving the way for deepened and strengthened ties between the two countries.