SIP CBD Investment Promotion Center, an organization mainly in charge of attracting investment to SIP’s Jinji Lake CBD, is doing its utmost to resist any disruption caused by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak to business development in the CBD.　　

On the one hand, the center has taken a series of actions to reinvigorate the economic vitality in the area after a short period of business closures in order to curb the epidemic. In addition to strictly following superior authorities’ instructions on epidemic prevention and control, the center is offering online training to help enterprises resume operations, and has sent a letter to them to lessen their worries about the epidemic. 

Thanks to the efforts, by Feb 18, all the large commercial complexes in Jinji Lake CBD had reopened, and 700-plus enterprises in 67 commercial buildings had resumed their operations.

On the other hand, the center is making adjustment of its annual investment promotion plans, conducting surveys designed to discover promising projects, and using telephone calls and online communication tools to learn about local enterprises’ needs for investment and negotiate with investors.

Additionally, the center disclosed that it is offering targeted services to help eligible enterprises enjoy the preferential policies that Suzhou government and SIP authorities have introduced recently as countermeasures against the epidemic. 

February 18, 2020