The Stable Foundation Of Foreign Trade Continues To Be Consolidated, And Diversified Business Formats Stimulate New Consumption Momentum
A press conference will be held on January 26. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce stated that this year will be based on the "Consumption Promotion Year" to promote the continued expansion of consumption and enhance the rebound momentum of the consumer market. Promote the trade-in of old cars and home appliances for new ones. Strengthen support and guidance, improve technology, energy consumption, emission and other standards, promote the opening up of difficulties and blockages in replacing old ones with new ones, and stabilize and expand traditional consumption.
Promote the consumption of "trendy" domestic products. The Ministry of Commerce will continue to pay attention to the consumption of "trendy" domestic products. This year, it will also organize the "Time-honored Brand Carnival" and the "Time-honored Brand Digital Museum" to promote the protection, inheritance, innovation and development of time-honored brands.
A series of measures will be introduced this year to continue cultivating cross-border e-commerce
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce also said that cross-border e-commerce played an important role in achieving positive growth in foreign trade last year. A series of measures will be introduced this year to continue to cultivate cross-border e-commerce.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce stated that this year will introduce "Several Measures to Expand Cross-Border E-Commerce Exports and Promote the Development of Overseas Warehouses" and develop "cross-border e-commerce + industrial belts" to encourage traditional foreign trade companies to transform into cross-border e-commerce and support Leading enterprises drive the coordinated development of upstream and downstream supply chains, and rely on cross-border e-commerce industrial parks in various places to incubate more start-ups. In addition, the Ministry of Commerce will also promote the promulgation of the "Guidelines for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights of Cross-Border E-Commerce" to ensure that in the development process of cross-border e-commerce, it can protect knowledge in all aspects of the first journey, last journey, payment, marketing, and overseas warehouses. property.
Cross-border e-commerce is an important part of cooperation with co-building countries in the "Belt and Road" initiative. We will support international exchanges in the cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zone and the "Silk Road E-commerce" cooperation pilot zone. We believe that cross-border e-commerce will play a more important role this year as a new driver of foreign trade.
In December 2023, the total transaction volume of my country's foreign exchange market was 20.54 trillion yuan.
The latest data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange shows that in December 2023, my country's foreign exchange market had a total transaction volume of 20.54 trillion yuan. From January to December 2023, the cumulative transaction volume of my country's foreign exchange market was 252.58 trillion yuan. my country's foreign exchange market remains active and the market operates stably and orderly.
The latest data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange shows that in December 2023, my country's international balance of payments import and export of goods and services trade was 4,339.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2%, setting a new monthly high for the year. For the whole year of 2023, my country achieved a goods trade surplus of 4,279.4 billion yuan, the second highest in history. my country's foreign-related economy continues to recover steadily, and the overall operating situation is picking up for the better.