中国日报：北方经济中心——天津展翼起飞

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http://www.enorth.com.cn　 2010-12-03 22:14

　　内容提要：曾经，天津的经济发展势头落后于在中国内地的其他一些城市，提到天津，人们往往联想到，她只是北京光环下的一个毗邻城市。但天津市****黄兴国近日表示，他对天津将会快速发展成为中国北方经济中心充满信心。黄****同时表示，他决心贯彻天津市的发展战略，为天津市引进更多投资和更好的建设项目。

　　“大项目好项目和灵活的融资政策助力天津成为中国北方经济中心。”——天津****黄兴国
　　曾经，天津的经济发展势头落后于在中国内地的其他一些城市，提到天津，人们往往联想到，她只是北京光环下的一个毗邻城市。
　　但天津市****黄兴国近日表示，他对天津将会快速发展成为中国北方经济中心充满信心。黄****同时表示，他决心贯彻天津市的发展战略，为天津市引进更多投资和更好的建设项目。
　　在今年的全国人民代表大会议期间，黄兴国****接受了中国日报记者的独家专访。他表示：“天津除了大力发展自己，大步向前，别无选择。目前全国区域竞争十分激烈，如果我们进步缓慢，就会落后于其他地区。”
　　黄****说，为了在经济危机中保持天津经济的稳定增长，天津采取了吸引大规模的工业建设项目的发展策略。
　　2007年以来，约有940个大型项目为天津带来将近2万亿元(约合2940亿美元)投资。
　　这些项目包括空中客车A320飞机总装线，新一代运载火箭生产基地，以及大型炼油厂和造船厂。
　　自2008年9月空中客车公司总装线在天津投入运营。至记者发稿，空客已组装交付了15架空客A320飞机。此外，空中客车公司还计划于2010年组装交付另外26架。
　　“航空航天产业已成长为天津的支柱产业，使天津成为全国唯一一个同时拥有这两种产业的城市”，黄兴国****介绍道。
　　黄兴国****曾在浙江省任职，在他眼中，深圳是中国改革开放阵地的开拓者，上海浦东新区是新型市场经济体制的探索者，而天津滨海新区作为大型经济开发区域，将会成为中国科学发展的领航者。
　　目前，滨海新区的GDP产值已占天津市GDP总量的一半以上，在天津经济发展中发挥着重要的带头作用。
　　据黄****介绍，灵活的融资政策对于吸引大规模项目至关重要。天津市大力提倡为大项目、好项目助力服务的金融产品和金融服务，并积极进行金融改革创新。
　　截至记者发稿时，已有355个股票基金和风险资本基金在天津注册。黄****强调：“只有其他极少地区拥有如此数量和规模的投资基金”。
　　“从我在天津任职以来，我看到天津的金融改革和金融创新得到了高度重视。近年来，天津建立了一系列的融资投资平台，流动资本规模大，融资投资能力也得到了进一步增强，具有高度的市场导向性。”黄****说。
　　为了拓宽投资渠道，天津积极参与区域经济会议，并将于九月举办夏季达沃斯经济论坛、天津投资贸易博览会以及其他投资和商贸会谈。
　　今年的夏季达沃斯经济论坛预计将有1500位代表参加，其中百分之八十为国际代表。预计参会总人数为一万人，其中包括900位跨国企业高层管理人士。
　　“举办像达沃斯这样的大型国际会议，将会极大提升天津国际化的能力和水平，在很大程度上扩大天津的国际影响力”，黄****说。“这些很显然会有利于天津经济发展，并有助于滨海新区进一步的对外开放。”(中国日报供稿 记者：王钰)
    英文原稿
Tianjin spreads wings to become powerhouse
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010npc/2010-03/12/content_9577132.htm
Ambitious projects, flexible financing to help city become economic
center in the north, says mayor
BEIJING: Tianjin used to take a back seat to other cities, and was defined only by its relation to Beijing.
But Tianjin Mayor Huang Xingguo said the municipality will soon develop into an economic center of North China and he is determined to bring more projects and investment to the city.
"We have no choice but to leap forward. Under intense regional competition nationwide, we'll be lagging behind if we just make small progress," Huang told China Daily on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC) session in Beijing.
Huang said his strategy to maintain Tianjin's economic growth during the financial crisis is to attract large industrial projects.
About 940 major projects have led to an investment of nearly 2 trillion yuan ($294 billion) in the area since 2007.
These projects include an aircraft assembly line, a next-generation space launch vehicle center, a large oil refinery and a shipyard.
Airbus has already delivered 15 A320 aircraft since its assembly line began operation in Tianjin in September 2008. It plans to assemble and deliver another 26 planes in 2010.
The aviation and aerospace sectors have grown into pillar industries, making Tianjin the only city that owns both industries, said Huang, who is also a NPC deputy.
Huang, who is originally from Zhejiang, said while Shenzhen is the frontline of China's opening-up campaign, and Shanghai's Pudong is a pilot area for a market economy system, Tianjin's Binhai New Area, a major economic development zone, will evolve into the leading area for scientific development in China.
Binhai New Area's GDP now accounts for more than half of the municipality's total GDP, and plays a leading role in Tianjin's development.
According to the mayor, flexible financing measures are crucial to attracting large projects to the area. He has promoted innovation in financial products and services for these projects.
Currently 355 equity funds and venture capital funds are registered in Tianjin. Huang said few other regions have such a large number of investment funds.
"Since I came to Tianjin, great importance has been attached to financial reform and innovation," Huang said.
"In recent years, we have set up a number of financing and investment platforms with large-scale capital inflow, powerful financing and investment capability and high levels of market orientation."
In order to broaden these investment channels, Tianjin will participate in regional economic conferences, and host the Summer Davos Forum in September, the Tianjin Trade Fair and other investment and trade talks.
About 1,500 delegates are expected to attend the Summer Davos economic forum, among which 80 percent will be international delegates. The total number of participants is expected to reach 10,000 and will include 900 multinational company executives.
"The holding of large-scale international conferences, such as the Davos Forum, will substantially strengthen Tianjin's capability in terms of marching on globally and expanding its international influence," Huang said.
"Obviously, that will benefit Tianjin's economic development and the opening-up of the Binhai New Area."