Briefing on Shanghai's

Commerce and Investment

Mdm. Shang Yuying

Chairwoman, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce

March 14, 2018

 In commemoration of the
40th Anniversary of China's
Reform and Opening-up
(1978-2018)
Accelerating Its Pace to Shift towards a City with
Modern Commerce in the Past 40 Years

Fulfilling in a Short Time a Commerce Evolution

Spanning 100 Years in the Developed Countries

60% 1/6 1/4

Consumption
Added value & tax
Employment

contribution revenue of commerce of commerce

Geometric Growth of Commerce Scale
Total retail sales of consumer goods
2017

1987
221 times
1.2 trillion

Area of commercial network

2017

1987
30 times
76 million ㎡
Ever-expanding Commerce Pattern

15
city-level

30
district-level

67
special commercial street &

commercial center commercial center community commercial center

 Opening of Commerce
Leading the Whole Country
Today, Shanghai has become a commerce hub
with clusters of businesses, satisfying people near and far.
World Famous
Commerce Hub
• Concentration of global retail brands

• Attraction of international tourists

• Hosting of international events

• “Testing field" & "arena" of new

retail business
 Over the past 40 years, Shanghai has

156 times
Imp. & Exp. scale
actively developed its foreign trade with
strengthening functions to integrate and
promote the global market.
Today, Shanghai has shaped its core function
in compatible with an international trading center.
 Trade Concentration Function
Taking Shape

28.5% 30%
of China of foreign

3.2% of the world trade

top of the world

Imp. & exp. of goods

imp. & exp. of

area of exhibition
through the ports trade in service

1.17 tn USD 200 bn USD 17.7 mn ㎡

Resource Allocation
Function Taking Shape

43
mn people

passenger flow

through the ports

8
years in a row

No. 1: container handling

capacity

700 mn tons

throughput of goods
 Trade Innovation
Function Taking Shape

100 platform-functioning

companies

5 hundreds of

billion level

13 tens of billion

level
For the past 40 years, Shanghai
has unswervingly sticked to the
reform and opening-up policy,
with a historical transition of
foreign investment attraction
from scratch.
Taking 18 years to breakthrough 50 bn USD
Taking 6 years to breakthrough 100 bn USD
Taking 3
years

to breakthrough 200 bn USD

91,000
Projects introduced

accumulatively

424.2 bn USD
Accumulative Contractual

Foreign Investment

223.1 bn USD
Accumulative Paid-in Capital
 Today, Shanghai is still the hottest
investment destination and the land
of promise for foreign investors.

• Paid-in capital is still growing steadily with

momentum

• Our competitive edge in attracting foreign

capital is maintained

• The willingness of MNCs investing in

Shanghai is still strong
Paid-in Capital Still Growing Steadily
with Momentum

40.1 bn USD contractual

foreign investment 17 bn USD paid-in

Capital

FIEs in Shanghai are performing strongly

11.2% 13.1% 21.7%

business
taxation profit
revenue
 Well-maintained Competitive Edge
in Attracting Foreign Capital
190 items

95 items
down to

2013 2017 8 working days 3 working days

Negative List Average Filing Time
 625 of which

MNC Regional HQs

70 426
AP HQs
of which

Foreign-invested

57
AP R&D centers
R&D centers
The willingness of MNCs investing
in Shanghai is still strong
Capital Investment Jobs from Expansion
Expansion and
Top 10 Cities from Expansion and and Co-location
Co-locations Projects
Co-location Projects Projects
1 Singapore Singapore Bangalore, India

2 Shanghai, China London, UK Shanghai, China

3 Bangalore, India Shanghai, China Singapore

4 Aus6n, US Dublin, Ireland Chennai, India

5 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Dubai, UAE Pune, India

6 Suzhou, China Bangalore, India Suzhou, China

7 Dublin, Ireland Paris, France Hyderabad, India

8 London, UK Hongkong, China Bucharest, Romania

9 Xi’an, China Suzhou, China Rayong, Thailand

10 Hongkong, China Sydney, Australia Dublin, Ireland

Source: FDI Magazine Reinvestment Ranking 2018

 Contribution of Foreign
Investment to Shanghai's Society

1/4 1/3 2/3 2/3

GDP Taxation Foreign Trade Industrial Added Value

43 310 1159
Honorary Citizens Magnolia Gold Award winners Magnolia Silver Award Winners
改⾰革开放再出发
Restart of Reform
and Opening-up
Expediting the Implementation
of the ‘Five Centers' Initiatives
Focusing on Optimizing
Business Environment

• Deepening the pilot reform of separation

of business permit and business license

• Deepening the reform of administrative

approval system

• Promoting ‘Internet + Public Services'

• Implementing incentive policies for

foreign investment on the ground
Forging the “Four Brands"

• Service in Shanghai

• Shopping in Shanghai

• Made in Shanghai

• Culture in Shanghai
Shopping in Shanghai 8 major projects
• Guiding new consumption models

• Reinventing commercial landmarks

• Rejuvenation of time-honored brands

• Concentration of brands

• Increasing brand influence

• Coordinated development of exhibition,

commerce, tourism and culture

• Consumption mobilization

• Optimization of consumption environment

Made in Shanghai：
Promoting "Four Famous Five Innovation"
• Famous Brands

• Famous Companies

• Famous Experts

• Famous Parks
Culture in Shanghai：
Implementing the ‘Fifty Points
on Shanghai's Cultural and Creative Industry'

• Establishing Global Film Production Center

• Building Shanghai into the capital of performing

art in Asia

• Developing Shanghai into a highland of

international innovation and design

• Building International Trade Center For Art

Collection
Comprehensively Deepening the Development of
Free Trade Zone

Creating ‘FTZ Speed'

Enhancing Shanghai's Capacity to Allocate Global

Resources and International Competitiveness
Expediting the Integration of Yangtze River Delta

Fully Unleashing the Potential of the Region's Coordinated

Development

Creating World-class City Clusters with Global Competitiveness

• Enhancing Consultation on Planning

• Enhancing Cooperation on Specific Issues

• Enhancing Market Integration

• Enhancing Mechanism Optimization

China International Import Expo
• November 5-10, 2018 in Shanghai

• Over 60 participating countries

• ‘6+365' service platform for trade

• Hongqiao International Trade Forum

Thank You