STORY: Chinese market unlocks huge opportunities for global investors: African banking executive
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 11, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:04
LOCATION: Nairobi 
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST: 
1. various of Kenya-related footage
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAMES AGIN, Managing principal of Corporate and Investment Banking Division at Absa Bank Kenya PLC
3. various of China-related footage
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAMES AGIN, Managing principal of Corporate and Investment Banking Division at Absa Bank Kenya PLC

STORYLINE:

A banking executive has said the Chinese market remains an attractive destination for global investors, including multinational financial institutions with a large footprint in Africa, given China's accelerated pace of reform and opening up.
   
James Agin, managing principal of the Corporate and Investment Banking Division at Absa Bank Kenya PLC, said a vibrant Chinese economy has unlocked opportunities for global investors, including banks.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAMES AGIN, Managing principal of Corporate and Investment Banking Division at Absa Bank Kenya PLC
"The whole opening up of the Chinese economy actually worked quite well for the global trade economy because there are now good export and import flows and that grew the whole global trade economy that took place after that."

Agin noted that China's reform and opening up has facilitated the uninterrupted flow of goods and services while the country's indigenous companies have fostered global economic growth.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAMES AGIN, Managing principal of Corporate and Investment Banking Division at Absa Bank Kenya PLC
"Now we are seeing instances where we are seeing actually very big Chinese brands, Chinese companies actually playing very pivotal roles in the global economy."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kenya.
(XHTV)