The top "Think Tank" intends to take Hefei economy’s pulse

As Hefei Evening News reported, a large number of top economists of China were expected to provide "think tank" for Hefei’s development in the future. On November 5, the Excellence·Goocoo Development Research Special Fund invested by Hefei private enterprises, was founded in Shanghai, so as to strive to introduce Shanghai’s think tank into Hefei, providing first-class intellectual support for the development of Great Hefei.

Private enterprises generously invest 10 million RMB every year

On November 5, Shanghai Development Research Foundation (SDRF) held the "Seminar for the 20th Anniversary of SDRF" in Shanghai. Over the past 20 years, SDRF hasbecome one of Shanghai’s unique private think tanks in the development research of keeping a foothold in Shanghai and facing the nation. The Foundation disclosed, they have formed two research emphases, i.e. urbanization and international finance, and will carry on and the research on Shanghai Free Trade Zone, etc.

On the scene of seminar, the "Excellence?Goocoo Development Research Special Fund" jointly established by the Foundation and Goocoo Group was formally inaugurated, and the Excellence?Academy of Development Research was established synchronously. As Goocoo Group introduced, in the cooperation of the special fund, they will invest RMB 10 million per year in the SDRF. "This is the largest investment of China that private research institutes have received so far." A director of SDRF said, SDRF mainly carrys out the research on Chinese economy and international economy.

More than 40 top experts provide top intellectual resources

"This fund is not donated, and is not directly provided for SDRF, but is separately used as a special fund." Yuan Qihong, Chairman of Goocoo Group said, with the support of special fund and research institute,"think tank" comprised of more than 40 top economic experts of China, including Lin Yifu and Wu Jinglian, will provide unprecedented intellectual resources and global vision.

Yuan Qihong said, at present, three industrial groups of Goocoo Group, namely, commerce, finance and real estate, have the total assets of more than RMB 10 million, ranking the Top 500 private enterprises of China. However, in order to continue growing and become stronger, most private companies have to constantly transform their industries, so they are faced with the same problem of where to transform and how to transform. Yuan Qihong said he planned to organize these experts to carry out a seminar in Hefei once a year to give advices and suggestions to enterprises and the government, and help Hefei enterprises to walk out of Anhui Province and toward China on the basis of taking root in Hefei.