On March 18, reporters learned at a press conference held by the Anhui Provincial Government Information Office that the 2025 Anhui Merchants Conference, themed "Linking Global Anhui Merchants, Composing a New Era," will take place from March 21 to 23. The conference will gather the strength of Anhui merchants from around the world to support Anhui's significant development and leap forward.

The conference will consist of an opening ceremony, special activities, and a segment titled "Famous Anhui Merchants Journey Through Beautiful Anhui." Over 800 guests are invited to attend. In terms of regional representation, participants will include not only Anhui entrepreneurs from within and outside the province but also representatives from Hong Kong, Macao, and overseas. The industries represented will span various sectors, featuring leaders from Fortune 500 companies, publicly listed companies, unicorns, and gazelle enterprises, as well as representatives from Anhui's time-honored brands and small to medium-sized enterprises.

During the opening ceremony, several major projects will be signed, and a Anhui Merchants Industrial Fund will be established to further strengthen the province's advantageous industries and consolidate industrial capital.

With the rapid development of Anhui's economy and the continuous improvement of its business environment, more Anhui entrepreneurs are choosing to return to their hometowns for investment and business ventures. Investment in projects created by Anhui merchants' return continues to grow. Since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan, there have been 2,552 Anhui merchants' return projects under construction with investments exceeding 100 million yuan, accumulating a total investment of 437.33 billion yuan, with an average annual growth of 12.1%. The proportion of these projects in relation to total foreign capital utilization in the province has increased from 5.5% to 8.6%. In 2024 alone, there were 777 Anhui merchants' return projects under construction with investments exceeding 100 million yuan, with actual funds reaching 131.34 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.1%, surpassing the province's fixed asset investment growth rate by 10.4 percentage points.

Source: anhuinews.com