Nantong hi-tech development zone continues to promote attraction of business and investment
Early in 2020, the novel coronavirus outbreak brought great challenges to the investment promotion work for Nantong National High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Nantong, Jiangsu province.
According to the deployments of the district committee and the district authority, the zone rapidly focused on prevention and control of the epidemic while continuing to promote and attract business and investment.
According to the plan, a number of major domestic and foreign investment projects with total investment of more than 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) will enter a crucial stage after the Spring Festival holiday.
To eliminate investors' worries about projects, the high-tech zone's investment promotion bureau brought some innovations to the way it attracts investment, keeping close contact with investors through telephone calls, WeChat, video conferences and other online approaches, and deciding on the content of agreements online to promote the project signing process.
At the same time, the Nantong zone provided excellent service for signing projects by assisting in online government affairs, completing all kinds of approval matters and achieving early implementation of projects.
To ensure prevention and control of the epidemic in every enterprise, more than 40 employees from the zone investment promotion bureau visited 33 enterprises for the first time. The team undertook a thorough inspection of how staff members were returning to work, the implementation of regulations about wearing masks, ensuring adequate supplies of disinfectant and other protective materials to help the enterprises resume work safely and efficiently.
Due to the epidemic, business invitations and commercial visits have been temporarily cancelled. To ensure the quality and strength of investment, the high-tech zone has been focusing on investment planning.
For key projects with strong investment potential, the high-tech zone has been examining the needs of enterprises, deciding on key factors, and improving investment quality and efficiency.
