Introduction:

These are promising and challenging times for China. As WTO membership accelerates integration into the world economy, Chinese enterprises expanding into overseas markets are exposed to a variety of corporate and country risks. Meanwhile, fluctuation of oil prices and geo-political instability are hindering the rickety recovery of many countries' economies and heightening global credit risk.

Why you should attend:

As you make decisions about export and foreign investment, you need the insight to define an effective international strategy that maximizes both access to promising new markets and protection against risks.

Who should attend:

*Directors *Financial directors *Sales and marketing managers *Business analysts * Risk managers * Exporters?? Bankers and trade financiers

Agenda:

8:30 ??9:00   Registration
9:00 ??9:15   Welcome address??nbsp;

                  Fran莽ois David, President of Coface, President of ICISA (France)
??nbsp;            Cao Shifang, Chairman, Ping An P & C Insurance Company of China (China) ??nbsp;         

                 Cao Xiaoning, Chairman, Huaxia International Credit Consulting Co., Ltd. (China)

BASES FOR BETTER RISK ASSESSMENT IN CHINA
9:15 ??9:30   China credit information system??nbsp;

                  Dai Genyou, Director of Credit Information Department, People?? Bank of China (China) 
9:30 ??9:45   Importance of financial infrastructure for economic development
??nbsp;             Peer Stein, Head, Financial Infrastructure & Institution Building, Global Financial Markets Dept., International Financial Corporation (US)

WORLD PANAROMA, GROWTH DRIVERS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES

9:45 ??9:55   Risks for the world economy - global overview of the geo-political events in 2004 and 2005
??nbsp;             Victor Mallet, Chief Asia Correspondent, Financial Times (Hong Kong)

9:55 ??10:15  China : Three big questions for China?? economy in 2005 -2006???nbsp;

                         Stephen Green, Senior Economist, Global Research, Standard Chartered Bank Shanghai (China)

10:15 ??10:35 United States : What are the strategies to cope with the trade deficit? Will growth continue in 2005?
??nbsp;             WANG Guoxing, Executive Deputy Director, Senior Fellow ,Pudong Institute for the US Economy, Pudong Academy of Development

                        (China)

10:35 ??10:55 Japan : The paradoxes of the relationship between Japan and China: successes and challenges??nbsp;

                   Jean-Yves Bajon, Minister Counsellor, Economic Affairs, French Embassy in Japan (Japan)
10:55 ??11:00 Question and Answer

11:00 ??11:20  Coffee Break
11:20 ??11:40 Europe: Enlargement of the European Union: Opportunities for PRC exporters for trade and investment. ??

                          Martina Dobringer, Chairperson & CEO, OKV Coface and Coface Intercredit, Head of Central European Platform (Austria)

11:40 ??12:00 India : China and India: Changing the global economic landscape
??nbsp;              Arup Raha, Chief Economist, Asia-Pacific, Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets Research, HSBC (Hong Kong)

12:00 ??12:20 Asia : Towards new models of growth??nbsp;

                          Dilip Parameswaran, CFA, Head of Asia Credit Research, Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank (Hong Kong)
12:20 - 12:50 Coface risk assessment: countries and sectors
??nbsp;              Sylvia Greisman, Deputy Director, Country Risk and Economic Research Department, Coface (France) ??

                          Xavier Farcot, Head of Risk and Claim Department, Greater China, Coface(Hong Kong)

12:50 ??12:55 Question and Answer
12:55 ??13:00 Closing remarks:
??nbsp;               Jerome Cazes, Chief Executive Officer, Coface (France)
13:00 ??14:00  Buffet lunch at 4 & 5/F, Sofitel Hyland Hotel

REGISTRATION FORM

Please fill in the following in both English & Chinese and fax it back to 021 6288 0009.

2005 Trade Credit Risk Conference

Sofitel Hyland Hotel, Shanghai, 12 May 2005 (9:00-13:00)

Date: 12 May 2005 (Thursday)

Time: 9:00 a.m. ??1:00 p.m.

Venue: Majestic Ballroom, 5/F, Sofitel Hyland Hotel, 505 Nanjing Road East, Shanghai, China

Medium: English and mandarin (Simultaneous interpretation will be provided)

Fee: RMB锟?20 (Early bird fee for registration before 15 April 2005)

      RMB锟?50 (Original fee for registration after 16 April 2005)

** Prices include a complimentary copy of ??005 Country Risk??guide book, buffet lunch and handouts.

Registration Deadline: 29 April 2005

Payment: Please fax this registration form and bank receipt of payment to Coface China on 021 6288 0009. Payment should be paid to the following bank account:

A/C name: 绉????涓?捣)淇℃??????????

A/C no. : 044337-8900-09123208091001

Bank name: 涓???惰?涓?捣甯??浜?タ璺??涓??琛?

Bank address: 涓?捣甯??浜?タ璺?221??/SPAN>

Name:...................................... Name:...................................... Position:.................................. Position:.................................. Company:................................    Contact person:......................  Address:.................................. Total Amount:......................... Tel:..........................................   Fax:......................................... Email:......................................

Enquiries : (021) 6288 0008 ext. 178 (Ms Julie Zhu)

About Coface
Founded in 1946, Coface is a subsidiary of Natexis Banques Populaires and Groupe Banque Populaire whose Tier 1 share capital was 13.4 billion euros end 2004. Coface facilitates business-to-business commerce worldwide. It serves 85,000 clients with over 4,600 staff organised in every country around integrated sales forces and four product lines: credit insurance, company information and rating, receivables management, and receivables factoring and securitisation. Coface has direct presence in 57 countries and operates in 93 countries via partners in the CreditAlliance worldwide network. It is rated AA by Fitch and Aa3 by Moody??. Coface has a representative office in Beijing and a service company in Shanghai. It also has direct subsidiaries in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

About Huaxia Credit
Huaxia International Credit Consulting Co., Ltd. (Huaxia Credit) is the first credit agency in China that provides professional credit management services to domestic and overseas clients. Huaxia Credit?? services include business credit reporting, credit management consulting, account receivable management, market research and consumer credit reporting services. Huaxia Credit enthusiastically takes part in the establishment of national and regional credit systems. The credit management software developed by Huaxia Credit has proved a great success in the credit management systems. Huaxia Credit has established extensive international strategic partnership with CreditAlliance, CDIA and FCIB and other renowned international credit firms, which offers Huaxia Credit wider access to worldwide business opportunities and resources.

About Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China
Ping An is a leading finance group that provides a variety of financial services and products, including insurance, trust, banking and securities business. Established in 1988, Ping An has been under rapid development and now is ranked as the second largest insurance group in China. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and HSBC entered Ping An as strategic investors respectively in 1994,1994 and 2002. In June 2004, Ping An successfully listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Staffed by 40,000 professionals and 200,000 agents and sales representatives, Ping An operates an extensive nationwide network of over 3000 offices. In 2004, Ping An's total assets amount to over RMB 250 billion.

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