BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): Premier Li Keqiang pledged stronger financial support to businesses on Sunday (June 28) and greater efforts to protect smaller companies and labor-intensive enterprises to shore up China's foreign trade and foreign investment amid the global economic downturn.
Speaking at a symposium on stabilising foreign trade and investment in Beijing, Li said the government will guide financial institutions to bolster financing support through credit, credit insurance and secured loans to alleviate liquidity problems faced by businesses.