Indian economy is well-known for its information technology and business process outsourcing sectors, but it also ranks second worldwide in farm output and twelfth in the world in terms of nominal factory output. These industries have propelled the country's economy to become the third-largest in the world based on purchasing power parity (PPP). The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is pleased to invite you to a unique event for Chinese and Foreign companies to improve their understanding of key issues to take into consideration when expanding into India.

• 2020-01-21 | 15:30 - 17:50
• Consulate General of India, Shanghai

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been described as everything from the Chinese Marshall Plan to a tool for debt-trap diplomacy. Extensive reporting on the BRI has been done from political, economic, and strategic perspectives, but much less has been written from the business perspective. The European Chamber is publishing a report to fill this critical gap in the discussion and better represent what the BRI means for companies. Join us on Friday 17th January for the launch event of the report and get a business perspective on BRI.

• 2020-01-17 | 09:00 - 10:40
• Sofitel Shanghai Hyland

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to our next Working Group meeting, where Mr Zhang Hongli, Director of the Division of Quality Development at the Shanghai Municipal Administration for Market Regulation will discuss the recently released ‘Interim Provisions on the Management of Consumer Product Recall’ (消费品召回管理暂行规定).

• 2020-01-16 | 14:00 - 16:00
• Philips offices

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and EuroCham Myanmar are pleased to welcome you to an event about business opportunities in Myanmar. This event will be of special interest for China-based companies which are exploring new markets. Join us on 15th January 2020 and take the opportunity to ask all your questions about expanding to Myanmar.

• 2020-01-15 | 09:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204

Come and join us at the 2020 New Year's Members' reception. Connect with our newcomers, mingle with familiar members and meet the staff of the European Chamber in a casual networking atmosphere and see what's planned for the upcoming months

• 2020-01-14 | 16:30 - 18:30
• 26/F, Infinitus Tower

Join us on 14th January, in Shanghai, for a full-day training on China's Social Credit System for Companies. As the CSCS applies to all companies active in China, regardless of size or industry, the training is designed for all European Chamber of Commerce in China members.

• 2020-01-14 | 09:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204

On 13th January from 2:30-4:30pm, the Carbon Market, Energy and Environment groups will invite Mr Xu Ming, deputy director general of the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation to introduce the organisation’s projects.

• 2020-01-13 | 14:30 - 16:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

Pharmaceutical Working Group: 2020 Kick-off Meeting

• 2020-01-07 | 14:30 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

On 24 October 2019, President Xi declared blockchain "a crucial breakthrough point for the indigenous innovation of core technologies" and stressed the application of blockchain in the innovation of digital economy, optimizing the business environment and advancing China's supply-side reform and high-quality development. He also underscored exploring the application of "blockchain plus" in people's livelihood and advancing the integration of underlying technology service of blockchain with the building of new type of smart cities.

Today Blockchain still involves many challenges, but from an applied point of view, it goes beyond specific technical problems and uses fundamental principles to think about complex phenomena. In China, the application of Blockchain technology has been extended to sectors including digital finance, Internet of Things, smart manufacturing, supply chain management and digital asset trading.

What does this mean to your China business? What are the new opportunities and challenges? How do the other companies, such as Coca Cola and Walmart, use Blockchain technologies in their practice? What could you learn from them? And how?
The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Chun Yin Cheung, Partner of PwC, Kevin Feng, COO of Vechain and Phipps Xue, Director of SAP Labs together to an open discussion on Blockchain with you. They will share with you their latest insights, experience and case studies to shed some light on the hot topics above.

• 2020-01-07 | 09:00 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204