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SOIiverWyman合SIEF"'"CHINA-ARABFINANCEANDINVESTMENT2023reportPREFACEIThepoliticalmutualtrustbetweenChinaandthecountriesintheArabregionisbasedonasolidfoundationOflongstandingfriendshipbetweenthetwosides.SincetheancientSilkRoad,sbeginningsmorethan2,000yearsago,China-Arabdealingshavebeenbasedontheprincipalsofpeacefulcoexistence,opennessandinclusiveness,andmutuallybeneficial,win-winsituations.ThisalsoremainstruesinceChina'stransformationintoaleaderontheworldstage,withthetwosidesnotonlytreadingsimilarpathstonationalindependenceandrejuvenation,butalsorepresentingamodeloffriendshipandcooperationfortherestoftheworld.EconomicandtradecooperationbetweenChinaandthecountriesintheArabregionkeepsgettingmorerobust.OnecatalystwaswhenChinajoinedtheWorldTradeOrganizationin2001.ThevalueoftradebetweenChinaandthecountriesintheArabregionjumpedfromaboutUS$14.7billionin2001toaboutUS$330billionin2021,amorethan22-foldincrease.WiththeintroductionoftheBeltandRoadInitiativeadecadeago,China-Arabrelationsstartedtobecomemorecomprehensiveandmultifaceted,goingbeyondthetradeofenergyandgoods,tothefieldsoffinance,investment,scienceandtechnology,andculture.TheprospectsforfinancialinvestmentsbetweenChinaandthecountriesintheArabregionarebroad,inparticular.AttheChina-ArabSummitlastyear,bothsidesagreedtomakeeveryefforttoinvestforthebettermentofbothChineseandArabcommunities.ItisthereforeclearthatChina-Arabrelationshaveenteredaneweraofcomprehensiveanddeepeningdevelopment.ThemultifacedinvestmentcooperationbetweenChinaandthecountriesintheArabregionwillbeindiverseareas,suchasconstruction,transportation,climateandrenewableenergy,emergingpaymentmethods,andvideogamesandentertainment.Whetheritisfinancialinstitutions,privatecapital,sovereignfunds,orfintechcompanies,buildingbilateralrelationshipsofmutualtrustisanimportantfoundationforseizingtheseopportunities.ThecultureandhistoryofChinaandthecountriesintheArabregion,respectively,arerichandunique.Althoughbusinesstiesareapositivestart,thereisalotmorestilltobedone.Buildingandmaintainingarelationshipofmutualtrustcannotbeaccomplishedovernight.Besidesbeneficialexchanges,itrequiresasharedvisionandunwaveringcommitmenttoalong-termrelationship.Atthesametime,thisfoundationrequiresactiveunderstandingandcooperationinordertobridgeculturalandhistoricaldifferences.Throughthisreport,wewillhelpreadersbetterunderstandtheeconomicandtraderelationsbetweenChinaandthecountriesintheArabregion,aswellasthefinancialandinvestmentopportunitiesthatliewithintheserelations.WelookforwardtothebrightfuturethatChinaandthecountriesoftheArabregioncancontinuetosharetogether,basedontheirhistoricalfriendship,deepeningeconomicandtradecooperation,andjointcommitmenttogreaterfinancialinvestment,whichinturnwillfurtherpromotetheprosperityanddevelopmentoftheglobaleconomy.H.E.LongYongtuChairmanOfSino-InternationaIEntrepreneursFederation,ChiefRepresentativeofChina,sWTONegotiations,FormerViceMinisterofForeignTradeandEconomicCooperation,FormerSecretaryGeneralofBoaoForumforAsiaPREFACEIlThelaunchoftheChina-ArabFinancialInvestmentReportwillbeoneofthemostsignificanteventsforChina,seconomyin20231notonlyprovidinganimportantimpetusforthedevelopmentofindustryandtradeinChinaandthecountriesalongtheBeltandRoad,butalsocreatingnewopportunitiesfortheinternationalizationoftheRMB.Theimportanceofthereportliesbothinthestudyitself,andinthefar-reachingimpactitwillbring.InOctober2023,China,sFinancialSupervisionandAdministrationBureauindicatedthatitwouldguidebankingandinsuranceinstitutionstocontinuouslyimprovetheleveloffinancialservicesforthecountriesalongtheBeltandRoad,andpromotetheBeltandRoad'shigh-qualitydevelopment.AsoftheendofJune2023,13Chinesebankshadalreadysetup145first-tierinstitutionsin50suchcountries,andsixChineseinsurancecompanieshadalreadysetup15overseasbranchesineightsuchcountries.Similarly,followinginthefootstepsofvariousMiddleEastsovereignfunds,suchastheAbuDhabiInvestmentAuthority,KuwaitInvestmentAuthority,QatarInvestmentAuthority,andSaudiPublicInvestmentFund,theMubadalaInvestmentCompany,whichisthethird-largestsovereignwealthfundintheUnitedArabEmirates,officiallyopeneditsBeijingofficeinSeptemberofthisyear.InOctober2023,JeffreySachs,anAmericaneconomistandthedirectoroftheCenterforSustainableDevelopmentatColumbiaUniversity,mentionedinaninterviewthattheBeltandRoadInitiativeenablescountriesinAsia,Africa,Europe,andtheAmericastofinanceandbuildworld-class,cutting-edgegreeninfrastructure,includinghigh-speedrailwaynetworks,renewableenergyprojects,andothercoresustainableinfrastructure,allofwhichcanleadtoarealwin-winsituationfortheworld.SituatedatthecrossroadsofAsia,Africa,andEurope,theMiddleEastisknownforitsuniquegeographicallocation,abundantenergydeposits,andrichculture.TheenthusiasmforbuildinginalignmentwiththeBeltandRoadInitiativecontinuestoaddanewdimensiontothedevelopmentoftheMiddleEastregionasawhole.AsanArabproverbsays,"Wordsaretheleaves,actionsarethefruits.,Atpresent,countriesalongtheBeltandRoadareenteringawindowofd