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3rd LD: Xinhua rolls out information products to facilitate Belt and Road trade, investment

Xinhua, July 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

China's Xinhua News Agency launched on Thursday a new line of information products to help global investors form better partnerships under the Belt and Road Initiative.

The new "Xinhua Silk Road" products, designed and managed by Xinhua News Agency, aim to provide a platform for commodity trade and investment cooperation for governments and companies in countries along the Belt and Road, Cai Mingzhao, president of Xinhua News Agency, said in his address.

The Internet-based package is currently available in both Chinese and English, including four major products and services -- the Silk Road Database, Xinhua Credit Reports, Consulting and Thinktank Services and a "business match-making" instant messaging system.

The database includes information on laws and regulations, latest policies, macroeconomic development, project information and investment risk assessment in countries along the Belt and Road.

The credit information service offers credit and risk assessment reports on countries, companies and investment projects as references for investment decisions.

The consulting and think tank service provides clients with customized consultations from Xinhua's global information networks and professional economic analysts.

Another innovative feature is a deal-making platform designed to facilitate online business negotiations and promote business connections for investment projects.

Xinhua also released on Thursday an index on technology, infrastructure and investment environment of Belt and Road countries.

The index, with 41 sub-indices, analyzes technology levels, economic development, as well as political, social, communication and transportation conditions of countries along the Belt and Road routes.

Singapore, China, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and Russia are the top-performing countries among those surveyed, the index showed.

The Belt and Road Initiative, proposed by China in 2013, is a trade and infrastructure network that includes the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

The network connects Asia, Europe and Africa and passes through more than 60 countries and regions with a population of about 4.4 billion. Endi