Gong Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai, investigates Shanghai Electric Group: If the growth point of emerging industries is identified, he will increase investment and cultivate growth. Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of Shanghai Municipal Committee and Mayor, pointed out in the investigation of Shanghai Electric Group today (13th) that Shanghai Electric bears the great mission of innovation and development of high-end equipment industry, and should further focus on its main business, make efforts to "strengthen the foundation and revitalize the new", make the energy level bigger and stretch the long board longer. Consolidating the foundation is to focus on consolidating the basic disk of high-end equipment manufacturing, enhance the initiative of transformation in advantageous areas, increase the intensity of transformation, and expand domestic and foreign markets. Promoting innovation is to focus on cultivating the growth point of emerging industries, increase investment when it is clear, cultivate and grow as soon as conditions are ripe, take the lead in seizing the commanding heights, and strive to break new paths and advance in promoting new industrialization and cultivating new quality productivity. (The Paper)Yunnan Nengtou: It is planned to invest in Yongning wind farm expansion project. Yunnan Nengtou announced that Maitreya Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary, plans to invest in Yongning wind farm expansion project (Maitreya area), with a total installed capacity of 230,000 kilowatts and a total investment of 1.323 billion yuan (including 6.9 million yuan in working capital). On the same day, it was announced that Honghe Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary, planned to invest in the Yongning Wind Farm Expansion Project (Luxi Area), with a total installed capacity of 235,000 kilowatts and a total investment of 1.395 billion yuan (including 7.05 million yuan in working capital).Huitai Medical: Using raised funds and self-owned funds to increase capital of 700 million yuan to wholly-owned subsidiaries. Huitai Medical announced that the company held the 20th meeting of the second board of directors and the 17th meeting of the second board of supervisors on December 12, 2024, and reviewed and approved the Proposal on Using raised funds and self-owned funds to increase capital to wholly-owned subsidiaries. The company agreed to increase its capital by 700 million yuan to Shanghai Hongtong Industrial Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary, of which 438 million yuan of interest-bearing loans provided to Shanghai Hongtong with raised funds were converted into capital increase, and 262 million yuan was increased with its own funds. After the capital increase is completed, the registered capital of Shanghai Hongtong will increase from RMB 18,489,300 to RMB 26,548,200, and it will remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company.
Nearly 30 listed companies announced after-hours that their products would be selected, and the tenth batch of centralized drug procurement (centralized drug procurement) organized by the state was opened in Shanghai yesterday. According to incomplete statistics, as of press time, it includes Fuyuan Pharmaceutical, Yifan Pharmaceutical, ST Tiansheng, Hokuriku Pharmaceutical, Haizheng Pharmaceutical, Zhongheng Group, Yuandong Bio, Kelun Pharmaceutical, China Resources Shuanghe, Sinopharm Modern, Lingkang Pharmaceutical, Xuantai Pharmaceutical, Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical, Kang Enbei, Laimei Pharmaceutical, Kanghong Pharmaceutical, Huasen Pharmaceutical, Borui Pharmaceutical, Xianzeng Pharmaceutical. Among them, Kelun Pharmaceutical announced that 12 kinds of drugs, such as sodium acetate Ringer injection, sodium bicarbonate Ringer injection and gliclazide tablets, were to be selected.Ningbo Shipping Exchange: The freight rate of the United States and the West increased sharply, and the comprehensive index stopped falling and rose. This week, the Ningbo Export Container Freight Index (NCFI) of the Maritime Silk Road Index released by Ningbo Shipping Exchange closed at 1722.8 points, up 4.8% from last week. Among the 21 routes, the freight index of 7 routes rose and that of 14 routes fell. Among the major ports along the "Maritime Silk Road", the freight index of 4 ports rose and that of 12 ports fell. The overall shipment of the market has increased, liner companies have reduced their route capacity, and at the same time, they have adjusted the port-calling order of some routes in the west of the United States, and the freight rate has increased more than that in the east of the United States. The freight index of the US-East route was 1808.1 points, up 10.0% from last week. The freight index of the US-West route was 2092.1 points, up 43.5% from last week.Shanghai Shipping Exchange: The transportation demand of Persian Gulf routes remained high, and the market freight rate continued to rise this week. On December 13th, according to the news of Shanghai Shipping Exchange, this week, the export container transportation market in China was basically stable, and different routes were divided due to their different trends of supply and demand fundamentals, and the comprehensive index rose. On European routes, the growth of transportation demand is weak, the fundamentals of supply and demand lack further support, and the booking price in the spot market drops slightly. On the North American route, the transportation demand is generally stable, and the relationship between supply and demand is basically balanced. Major airlines push the freight rate up, and the spot market booking price rises sharply. On the Persian Gulf route, the transportation demand remained high, and the market freight rate continued to be supported by the local tension. This week, the market freight rate continued to rise. On the Australia-New Zealand route, the local demand for various materials showed signs of stabilization, the fundamentals of supply and demand improved, and the market freight rate stopped falling and rebounded. On the South American route, the transportation demand lacks the motivation for further growth, and the fundamentals of supply and demand weaken. This week, the spot market booking price dropped slightly.
Market News: It is reported that Iraq's strategic wheat reserve is enough to meet the consumption for more than six months.The Bank of Italy said that the economy may only grow by 0.5% this year, and the Bank of Italy said in a statement on Friday that the gross domestic product (GDP) will increase by 0.5% in 2024. If seasonal and calendar effects are not taken into account, this figure will increase to 0.7%, but it is lower than the government's estimate of 1% in the budget. In addition, GDP growth is expected to be 0.8% in 2025 and 1.1% in 2026. It is estimated that the unified average inflation rate in the EU will be 1.1% in 2024, which is the same as the estimated value in October, 1.5% in 2025 and 1.6% in 2025.Liu Jianchao met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdul Ati. On December 13th, Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdul Ati in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on implementing the important consensus of the two heads of state, strengthening inter-party exchanges, strengthening political dialogue and humanities exchanges, and promoting the construction of a community of destiny between China and Egypt facing the new era. (Xinhua News Agency)