On February 29, the financial work conference of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee was held in Jinan, indicating that Shandong will embark on a new journey for pursuing high-quality financial development.

The conference stressed that Shandong should work hard in the following aspects: adhere to the principle of "finance serving the real economy" and firmly promote the modern financial industry to become better and stronger; make greater efforts to cultivate and expand the financial industry by expanding and improving the development of banking, increasing the size and efficiency of insurance, promoting the characteristic development of securities and futures, optimizing and injecting new momentum into the ecosystem for funds, and promoting the higher-quality development of local finance; make greater efforts to provide more comprehensive and effective financial services in the five aspects of improving the quality and efficiency of fintech, innovating green financial products, enhancing the effectiveness of inclusive finance, exploring new models for pension finance, and deepening the application of digital finance; make greater efforts to deepen financial reform and opening up, accelerate the institutional reform of small and medium-sized banks, deepen the financial partnership mechanism, support high-quality financial institutions at home and abroad to set up offices and develop businesses in Shandong Province, and continuously stimulate the vitality of financial development; optimize the financial environment and strive to build Shandong into a place known for financial security based on the principles of honesty and the rule of law; optimize the government service environment, improve the level of government services and decision-making, and strengthen the building of government integrity.