According to the UN International Trade Centre, SMEs represent 95% of firms in the world and provide 70% of employment opportunities. Data from the OECD indicates that SMEs in China contribute significantly to the country’s various economic sectors. However, SMEs face significant challenges in adopting sustainable practices and operations. In 2018, the Chinese National Environment Ministry reported penalties for environmental regulations violations as mostly incurred by SMEs.

• 2024-07-03 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office & Zoom 中国欧盟商会上海办公室 & Zoom

On December 11th, 2001, China entered World Trade Organisation (WTO) and China market was opening since then. Over the years, China market see lots of companies and corporations around the world explore their business potential and flourish here. While pandemic comes out of sudden which has a significant impact on companies’ supply chain management and its resilience and agility. As such, businesses no matter company size is multinational or small-sized enterprises, are actually thinking of and planning for their resilient supply chain and putting efforts on developing multiple supply chain possibilities.

Enterprises around the world are looking for additional and multiple supply chain option, Chinese companies are also preparing for their overseas market to echo Road and Belt Initiative put forward in 2013. Till now, it has been over 10 years for the first batch to explore overseas market, while some may succeed, and others drop out from the market. Many successful cases can be referred, others wish to look into those failure or not such successful cases to learn the lesson and experience.

To learn the insights on developing overseas business and at the meantime, foresee potential risks are essential to give a taste of your potential plan in developing market abroad. As such, join us at the seminar on July 9th to hear from industry insiders and experienced professional to hear their stories about exploring overseas market from local and international perspectives.

• 2024-07-09 | 14:00 - 16:40
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

The European Chamber Southwest China Chapter sincerely invites you to visit Alibaba and learn Outlook on B to B Online Foreign Trade on 9th July (Tuesday), 2024.
中国欧盟商会西南分会诚邀您参加于2024年7月9日（星期二）举行的参观阿里巴巴园区，了解企业出海业务展望活动。

• 2024-07-09 | 14:10 - 16:30
• Ali Center (Chengdu) 阿里中心（成都）

European Chamber is organizing a 1-day delegation trip to Zhuhai.
In the morning, we will visit Zhuhai’s Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone, as an important plan of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hengqin is defined as a new platform to boost Macao's economic diversification and a new model to enrich the practice of One Country Two Systems.
In the afternoon, we will visit Jafron Biomedical, a leading biological technology company in the Gaoxin District of Zhuhai.

• 2024-07-12 | 10:30 - 16:30
• Hengqin Cooperation Zone Economic Development Bureau Enterprise and Talent Service Center