The Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank), together with the CIIE Bureau, unveiled its upgraded financial service package "Smart Finance for Global Connectivity 2026" at a news conference in Shanghai on Oct 30. The package is designed to deliver all-round financial support to the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) through an integrated financial service framework. 

　　Wang Xiao, vice-president of China EximBank, and Li Guoqing, deputy director-general of the CIIE Bureau, attended the event and delivered remarks. The two officials jointly launched the new financial service package. 

　　Wang said the CIIE has grown into an important platform for global businesses to share opportunities and deepen cooperation, and a prominent showcase of China's commitment to high-standard opening-up. 

　　As a policy-oriented bank tasked with supporting China's foreign trade, investment and international economic cooperation, China EximBank has been an active participant and supporter of the CIIE for eight consecutive years. It provides a full range of financial services to meet the cross-border financing needs of exhibitors and buyers. 

　　Wang noted that 2026 marks the start of China's 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026–30). The bank will implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on advancing high-standard opening-up, stick to its mandate and give full play to its unique strengths. 

　　Under the "Smart Finance for Global Connectivity 2026" initiative, the bank will scale up financial support for foreign trade, refine CIIE-focused financial services, strengthen the drivers of growth in import and export trade, and help foster new drivers for global development, he added. 

　　Li said 2026 marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the launch of the 15th Five-Year Plan, making the successful hosting of the 9th CIIE particularly significant. 

　　Since the inaugural CIIE, China EximBank has backed the expo with a suite of financial products and services to facilitate imports, Li said. 

　　Looking ahead, the CIIE Bureau aims to deepen cooperation with China EximBank in three key areas: leveraging policy finance strengths to roll out more innovative financial tools for importers; bolstering support for the development of the CIIE platform; and expanding participation in CIIE-related activities to enhance the expo's influence and ensure its continued success. 

　　Tailored to shifts in the global trade landscape and diverse financial demands among CIIE participants, the new package aligns with the expo's theme "New Era, Shared Future". It is built on four pillars: international financial cooperation, market connectivity, financing services and knowledge-based support. 

　　International financial cooperation focuses on stronger partnerships among global financial institutions, experience-sharing via project collaboration and translating cooperation agreements into tangible outcomes. 

　　Market connectivity seeks to integrate domestic and international resources, deploy diversified credit products to link markets at home and abroad, and support the transformation and upgrading of foreign trade. 

　　Financing services cover the full import trade value chain, offering one-stop comprehensive financial solutions to shore up the resilience and stability of industrial and supply chains. 

　　Knowledge-based support targets priority areas for expanding imports at this year's expo. The bank will release country-specific investment reports covering key markets, including Indonesia and Malaysia, to help enterprises identify and seize overseas business opportunities. 

　　At the news conference, China EximBank representatives also outlined the bank's progress in supporting the Belt and Road Initiative, high-quality foreign trade growth and advanced manufacturing. They explained how trade finance instruments such as letters of credit, letters of guarantee and cross-border forfaiting have boosted international trade and economic cooperation. 

　　Figures released at the event show China EximBank provided nearly 1 trillion yuan ($149 billion) in new foreign trade-related loans in the first three quarters of 2026, up 9 percent year-on-year. Almost 40 percent of the loans were channeled to foreign trade entities and used to support the stability of trade-related industrial and supply chains. 

　　Going forward, China EximBank will continue to implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, honor its policy mandate and leverage its unique strengths. It will deepen cross-border industrial and production-capacity cooperation, support high-quality and efficient foreign trade development, and promote open and inclusive growth in global trade and the world economy. 

　　Before the news conference, Wang and his delegation met with relevant officials of the Shanghai municipal government and visited local enterprises.