On July 11, 2025, during the “The Tailor-Made Finance & Innovation Visit in Chengdu” event at the 2nd Chengdu Finance Week, the Phase II achievements of the Cross-Border Investment and Financing Service Platform, developed by the China Innovation Finance Institute | Chengdu, were officially unveiled. This milestone marks a new leap in Chengdu’s cross-border financial service capabilities.
As a key outcome of Chengdu Finance Week, the Cross-Border Investment and Financing Service Platform made its debut at the inaugural Chengdu Finance Week and has now been iteratively upgraded during the second edition. The platform currently includes information on over 400 global investment projects and nearly 200 outbound enterprises, while also bringing in nearly 100 domestic and international equity and financing institutions as well as business consulting firms.
It is reported that, under the strategic backdrop of the deepening Belt and Road Initiative and the joint Chengdu-Chongqing effort to build a Western China Financial Center, the platform is driven by the mission of “Connecting Global Resources, Empowering Chengdu’s Industry and Finance.” It focuses on two core objectives: international investment promotion and outbound expansion of industry and finance. The platform continuously advances in three key directions: building a comprehensive outbound service ecosystem, facilitating cross-border industry-finance resource matching, and enhancing international influence.
Through an innovative service model that integrates “information hub + resource matching + intellectual support,” the platform is establishing an outbound service ecosystem that spans the Belt and Road countries. It provides efficient and professional digital support for Chengdu and Western China enterprises to “go global” and attract international capital to “come in”.
Building a “Data Engine” for Enterprises Going Global
The platform serves as an information-sharing infrastructure and comprehensive financial service platform, combining investment research, due diligence, business enablement, and financial connections for cross-border investment and financing. It integrates domestic and international resources from governments, financial institutions, business enterprises, and intermediary service providers to enhance the level of multilateral investment cooperation and international influence, empowering high-quality growth in Chengdu’s innovation finance, innovation investment, and innovation economy.
According to reports, Phase I of the platform has compiled over 400 investment projects from more than 20 Belt and Road countries as well as over 10 leading global financial and innovation centers. It also brought in nearly 100 domestic and international equity and financing institutions and business consulting firms, offering investment and financing support along with customized advisory services. Since its launch, the platform has facilitated the matchmaking of 120 actual projects, with several landmark bilateral and multilateral projects successfully implemented.
Phase II of the platform leverages the Chengdu (Sichuan) Overseas Enterprise Information Database to create a holistic global footprint map of Chengdu (Sichuan) enterprises. The initial release includes nearly 200 outbound enterprises, covering five major competitive industries: electronic information, equipment manufacturing, medical and healthcare, new materials, and green food, as well as key sectors such as energy and chemicals and cultural tourism.
Notably, to systematically summarize the experiences of enterprises going global, the event also featured the release of the White Paper on Chengdu Enterprises Going Global. The white paper presents in-depth case studies of 50 key outbound enterprises, offering a comprehensive analysis of their core competencies and overseas expansion models. Combining data-driven insights with practical experience, the white paper aims to provide actionable references and best practices for Chengdu companies, helping more local enterprises efficiently expand into global markets and continuously enhance their international competitiveness.
Addressing the Three Key Challenges in Two-Way Investment and Financing
In recent years, driven by factors such as the Belt and Road Initiative and industrial upgrading, Chinese companies represented by the manufacturing industry have actively pursued “going global” strategies. Through exports of products and services, overseas mergers and acquisitions, greenfield investments, and supplier partnerships, these companies are accelerating their global expansion. At the same time, with China continuing to expand its openness, the country has become an increasingly attractive destination for multinational investment.
However, in the practice of cross-border investment and financing, enterprises commonly face prominent challenges such as information barriers, resource mismatches, and uncontrollable risks, highlighting the urgent need for professional platforms to provide systematic solutions.
To tackle these shared pain points, the Cross-Border Investment and Financing Service Platform aims to leverage digital tools to systematically overcome the bottlenecks that hinder the development of two-way investment and financing—starting with breaking through the problem of cross-border information asymmetry.
The platform collects, organizes, and processes global investment and financing project data as well as enterprise outbound demands, building a comprehensive and structured data resource library. It offers clear and accurate project value assessments, risk identification, and enterprise profiling, enabling government departments, investment institutions, and partners to stay informed of the latest developments, scientifically evaluate cooperation potential and risks, and improve the transparency and success rate of cross-border collaboration.
Addressing the challenge of resource matching: Relying on a comprehensive data warehouse, the platform establishes a convenient and efficient channel for cross-border cooperation, offering end-to-end matchmaking services. This significantly enhances the success rate of resource alignment and the efficiency of project implementation, supporting all parties in advancing high-quality cross-border investment and financing initiatives.
Addressing the challenge of cross-border risk identification: The platform has developed project valuation and risk assessment models for cross-border investment and financing. It has conducted a systematic assessment of investment environments across Belt and Road countries. These efforts have resulted in structured assessment reports that enable prospective investors to identify and assess potential risks in a scientific manner, providing a more robust, transparent, and efficient decision-making basis for cross-border investment and financing.
Building an Open and Shared Cross-Border Service Ecosystem
According to reports, the Cross-Border Investment and Financing Service Platform will continue to focus on the full-process needs of enterprises in their global expansion, aiming to build an efficient and collaborative cross-border service network through three key approaches:
- Establishing deep coordination with government departments, domestic financial institutions, and third-party outbound service providers, the platform will integrate diverse resources, including policy, capital, and market access. It will deliver tailored and efficient outbound service solutions to meet the differentiated global expansion needs of enterprises.
- Continuously expanding cooperation channels with overseas government agencies, multinational organizations, foreign financial institutions, business associations, and international universities, the platform will build a broad and efficient international collaboration network, serving as a bridge between enterprises and global markets.
- Creating a comprehensive “integrated outbound service ecosystem” that covers key areas such as legal services, taxation, human resources, and brand promotion. This ecosystem will help enterprises ensure compliance and operate efficiently across borders.
