Chinese Investment Advisor in Ethiopia: Looking forward to being busier!
A wholly foreign-owned enterprise with a registered capital of 200000 US dollars can be used to purchase factories and equipment. On the first floor of the Ethiopian Investment Commission office building in the center of Addis Ababa, Chinese girl Wan Qiaoyun proficiently introduces Ethiopia's relevant investment policies in Chinese, making Chinese businessmen who come to inquire about investment and development feel very friendly.
In January 2023, due to a national foreign aid project, Wan Qiaoyun was dispatched from the Commerce Bureau of Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province to the Ethiopian Investment Commission as a Chinese investment consultant to carry out investment promotion work for Chinese enterprises in Ethiopia. From January to July, she received over 300 inquiries from clients, providing objective and practical information and advice to Chinese enterprises. "I truly feel the heat of economic and trade exchanges between China and Ethiopia here."
Wan Qiaoyun delivered a speech at the promotion conference of the 3rd China Africa Economic and Trade Expo. Provided by interviewees
Received over 300 inquiries from Chinese merchants in 7 months
Participated in the preparation work for the first "Ethiopia International Investment Forum" hosted by the Ethiopian Investment Commission, and invited over 150 representatives of Chinese enterprises to participate in conjunction with the Ethiopian Embassy in China.
Completed visits and receptions for more than 10 groups, including Shandong Enterprise Group and Hunan Enterprise Group, and assisted in project coordination and inspection.
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Docking, contacting, organizing, and accompanying EIC leaders to participate in the 3rd China Africa Economic and Trade Expo, participating in a series of activities, and organizing an entrepreneur investment symposium on their own.
Conduct research and visits to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and major Chinese funded enterprises in Ethiopia, understand the difficulties encountered by enterprises in investing in Ethiopia, and actively report and provide suggestions to the Ethiopian Investment Committee, coordinating and solving the urgent problems that enterprises need to solve.
Provide daily consulting services for Chinese enterprises on investment policies, business environment, company registration, and document processing. From January to July, we received over 300 inquiries from clients, providing objective, practical, and specific information and suggestions for enterprises.
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The work log of Wanqiaoyun records her busy work in Ethiopia for several months, and also records the increasing economic and trade cooperation between China and Ethiopia in the 10th year of the "the Belt and Road" initiative. "Over 80 Chinese enterprises registered and invested in EIC in the first half of this year."
Wan Qiaoyun accompanied the company to visit the person in charge of the Dredawa Free Trade Zone in Ethiopia. Respondents provide pictures
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"There are stories related to China everywhere"
Under the EIC office building, an Ethiopian youth warmly greeted Wan Qiaoyun and the reporter. "I like the work attitude of Chinese people, who are very dedicated and hardworking," 31 year old Xileixi asked reporters if they want to invest in Ethiopia. He has previously self funded his studies at Sichuan University and Wenzhou University in China, and currently works as a business specialist in a Chinese company.
Similar encounters and friendly greetings have been frequently encountered by Wan Qiaoyun in the past 7 months. "China is deeply involved in Ethiopia's infrastructure construction and economic development, especially in the capital city of Addis Ababa. There are stories related to China everywhere in urban construction, such as the African Union headquarters, the African Union Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Addis Ababa Djibouti Railway, Friendship Square, airports, industrial parks, etc., either with China's assistance or construction by China. The contribution of China to Ethiopia's development is deeply felt by the Ethiopian people."
In addition to coordinating investment promotion work, Wan Qiaoyun also represents EIC in local small and micro enterprise assistance actions, as well as corporate social responsibility and public welfare activities such as donating love backpacks to the China Rural Development Foundation. "Chinese enterprises regard Ethiopia as their hometown and hope that the people here will live better and better."
"Ethiopia is a major country in East Africa, with development advantages such as abundant natural resources, abundant labor resources, and great market potential." It is said that the reporter is going to interview him, and Wan Qiaoyun smiled and recommended Ethiopia. "The Ethiopian Investment Committee has done very well in digitalization, and policies and information on investment promotion will be updated in a timely manner on the official website. The relevant registration process can also be completed online."
"The second half of the year will be busier!" The news of Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates being invited to join the BRICS cooperation mechanism came, and Wan Qiaoyun smiled and said, "Looking forward to being busier!"!
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Director Lailis and Wan Qiaoyun of the Ethiopian Investment Commission took a group photo with reporters from People's Daily Online.