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Originally published:
Jul-23-2007
FCIB-China Joins With Prominent Chinese Organizations to Sponsor 4th China International Credit and Risk Management Conference
Conference Focusing on Strengthening International Exchange and Fostering Credit in China Seen as Highlight of National “Credit Month”
Shenzhen, China – The Association of Executives in Finance, Credit and International Business (FCIB) will host its fourth conference on international credit risk management at the Shenzhen Wuzhou Guest House, in Shenzhen, China.
The 3-day conference, which will be held September 19 - 21, 2007, is co-hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), China’s National Office of Rectification and Standardization of Market Economic Order (NORSMEO), FCIB-China, The Export-Import Bank of China, and the Shenzhen Municipal Government. The event was organized by CCPIT, Shenzhen Branch.
September has been designated as “Credit Month” in China – with September 19 declared “Credit Day”. The Chinese government considers the 4th China International Credit Risk Management Conference an important part of the campaign for a China Social Credit System and notice of the event has been sent to every government ministry. As a result, conference hosts and organizers anticipate this year’s event to be the largest to date, with more than 600 persons attending, representing a minimum of 400 companies. Representatives from at least 30 news media will attend, and a short, special television program on the event will be broadcast nationally throughout China.
The venue for the conference, Shenzhen, China, is a beautiful coastal city that serves as a link between Hong Kong and the mainland with more than 50 attractions for visitors and locals to enjoy.
Those attending the conference will have the opportunity to select presentations and forums from the following tracks:
Track 1 – International Trade Risk Management – designed to help Chinese companies manage development and growth opportunities abroad. This track focuses on competing in the international marketplace, benefits of sound credit risk management, and ways to mitigate trade risk. A discussion session will examine China’s major trade partners (EU, US, and Latin America).
Track 2 – Doing Business in China – geared toward multinational companies doing business in China. Topics include: characteristics of the China market; enterprise trade behavior, credit information, receivable management, payment instruments, cash application, law enforcement issues, accounting standards, and the new Chinese bankruptcy law.
In addition to traditional presentations, the conference features interactive discussions, open forums, round tables and survey sessions.
With speakers, presenters and participants from corporations such as Lenovo, Dell, Corning, Chevron, Celanese Corporation, Coface, D&B, JP Morgan, Novus International, Armstrong, and Sinosure, those attending will share experience and expertise in managing credit in China’s changing environment with top professionals and practitioners from around the world.
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About FCIB-China
FCIB-China was formed in 2004 by FCIB, The ABC Companies, Inc., parent of ABC-Amega Inc., a worldwide leader in international receivable management, and Henry Chan, a honorary lifetime FCIB member. The organization’s central purpose is to provide training in credit and receivable management to Chinese businesses and government bodies, as well as to international organizations with offices in China or seeking to do business in China.
The mission of FCIB-China is to establish a leading, world-class, business management resource membership organization in China that promotes best credit management practices within China and between Chinese and foreign enterprises around the world.
About FCIB
FCIB, founded in 1919, is an organization devoted to international trade and to assisting global companies and exporters to attain best practices in accounts receivable management and trade finance. The organization enjoys an international reputation as a business educator and premier provider of business credit intelligence to exporting companies of every size — from small and midsize manufacturers to Fortune 500 multinationals. It has offices in the United States and Europe, and maintains operations in Mexico, Canada and China. FCIB is the recipient of the prestigious U.S. President’s “E Star” Award, recognizing the association’s contributions to the export expansion program of the United States.
About CCPIT
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, established in 1952, is the national trade promotion organization of China. Its purposes are to promote international trade, encourage foreign investment, introduce advanced foreign technologies, conduct activities of China-foreign economic and technology cooperation, promote development of economic and trade relations between China and other countries, and promote mutual understanding and friendship between Chinese and peoples of all nations. Its global network includes overseas representative offices in 16 countries and regions.
About NORSMEO
The Leading Group of Rectification and Standardization of Market Economic Order was founded in 2001. It is made up of the ministers and directors of 36 departments, including Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Commerce, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, State Administration of Food and Drug, etc. The main responsibility of the Leading Group is to lead the rectification and standardization of China’s market economic order, to guide, organize and coordinate some special campaigns, to promote social credit system building and to be in charge of the law enforcement coordination in intellectual property rights protection.
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