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The South-to-North Water Transfer Project has transferred 76.7 billion cubic meters of water to support the GDP growth of more than 16 trillion yuan in the northern region. The State Council held a press conference to introduce the tenth anniversary of the first phase of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project. Wang Daoxi, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources, said that the project has transformed the water resources advantage in the southern region into the development advantage in the northern region. Up to today, the South-to-North Water Transfer Project has transferred 76.7 billion cubic meters of water, supporting the GDP growth of more than 16 trillion yuan in the northern region.Ping An Securities: The gold price center is expected to increase in 2025. Ping An Securities released the 2025 annual strategy report of nonferrous metals and new materials industry, saying that nonferrous metals have entered a stage of high fluctuation in 2024, and the main pricing lines and core variables have changed to varying degrees. 2025 is still a year in which the core contradictions of various varieties continue to ferment, and the monetary attributes of precious metals represented by gold are expected to continue to be prominent. It is expected that the gold price center will still improve throughout the year, and it is recommended to pay attention to Shandong gold and Zhongjin gold; The long-term resource bottleneck of industrial metal copper has bottomed out, and the demand elasticity driven by internal and external policies is expected to be gradually released. It is suggested to pay attention to Zijin Mining and Luoyang Molybdenum Industry; The supply and demand pattern of electrolytic aluminum continues to improve, and the demand side maintains a high growth rate under the shrinking supply elasticity, and the long-term center of aluminum price is expected to further rise. It is recommended to pay attention to Tianshan Aluminum, China Aluminum, Shenhuo and Yunnan Aluminum. Tin resources are in short supply or accelerated transmission, and the gap between supply and demand is further enlarged. It is suggested to pay attention to tin industry shares; At the bottom of the energy metal industry, it is confirmed that enterprises with lower valuation level may enjoy greater flexibility under the marginal improvement of fundamentals. It is recommended to pay attention to enterprises with significant integration advantages, and it is recommended to pay attention to China Mining Resources, Tianqi Lithium Industry and Huayou Cobalt Industry.People's Government of Minhang District, Shanghai: Helping enterprises to go out and encourage foreign trade enterprises to expand their business. The People's Government of Minhang District issued the Policy Opinions on High-quality Industrial Development in Minhang District (Trial), which pointed out that helping enterprises to go out. Support enterprises to purchase export credit insurance products and build or rent overseas warehouses overseas. Encourage foreign trade enterprises to expand their business and give certain financial support to enterprises that reach a certain scale. Support new energy vehicles, used cars, photovoltaics and other enterprises to expand overseas markets. Support the development of cross-border e-commerce. Support the development, maintenance and system construction of enterprises to build or dock cross-border e-commerce platforms. Encourage enterprises to export business in cross-border e-commerce mode. Encourage enterprises to deeply participate in the creation of the "Silk Road E-commerce" cooperation pioneer zone.

Beijing Haidian Joy City will open on December 21st. According to WeChat official account news of "Beijing Haidian" WeChat, Haidian Joy City, the fourth joy city in Beijing, will open on December 21st. At present, many brands have come to an end, and the merchants in the venue have entered the preparations for opening. It is understood that Haidian Joy City is expected to introduce more than 280 brands.Ping An Securities: The gold price center is expected to increase in 2025. Ping An Securities released the 2025 annual strategy report of nonferrous metals and new materials industry, saying that nonferrous metals have entered a stage of high fluctuation in 2024, and the main pricing lines and core variables have changed to varying degrees. 2025 is still a year in which the core contradictions of various varieties continue to ferment, and the monetary attributes of precious metals represented by gold are expected to continue to be prominent. It is expected that the gold price center will still improve throughout the year, and it is recommended to pay attention to Shandong gold and Zhongjin gold; The long-term resource bottleneck of industrial metal copper has bottomed out, and the demand elasticity driven by internal and external policies is expected to be gradually released. It is suggested to pay attention to Zijin Mining and Luoyang Molybdenum Industry; The supply and demand pattern of electrolytic aluminum continues to improve, and the demand side maintains a high growth rate under the shrinking supply elasticity, and the long-term center of aluminum price is expected to further rise. It is recommended to pay attention to Tianshan Aluminum, China Aluminum, Shenhuo and Yunnan Aluminum. Tin resources are in short supply or accelerated transmission, and the gap between supply and demand is further enlarged. It is suggested to pay attention to tin industry shares; At the bottom of the energy metal industry, it is confirmed that enterprises with lower valuation level may enjoy greater flexibility under the marginal improvement of fundamentals. It is recommended to pay attention to enterprises with significant integration advantages, and it is recommended to pay attention to China Mining Resources, Tianqi Lithium Industry and Huayou Cobalt Industry.Survey: More than 40% of analysts expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates this month, but most think that January next year is the best time. According to the latest survey, observers of the Bank of Japan predict that January is the most likely time to raise interest rates next time, but more than 40% of the respondents still expect to take action next week. According to the survey, about 52% of the 52 economists surveyed expect the Bank of Japan to raise the policy interest rate from 0.25% in January, compared with 32% in the last survey. About 44% of the respondents expect the central bank to take action at the end of the two-day meeting on December 19, down from 53% in the last survey. The survey results show that observers believe that the Bank of Japan's policy meeting this month is likely to move or not to move to a large extent. About 88% of the respondents said that the earliest possible time to raise interest rates in their risk scenarios is next week. Another equally high data shows that Japan's economic and price environment will justify raising interest rates this month.

Ma Huateng: Contributing to the economic recovery, Ma Huateng said in People's Daily that Tencent, as a digital technology enterprise, actively responded to the deployment of the country to expand domestic demand and actively explored the development of digital consumption. By optimizing consumer tools such as WeChat payment, the company tries to create and serve effective demand and promote economic cycle by testing the e-commerce business such as live delivery of water video numbers. At the same time, Tencent relies on the WeChat ecosystem to enhance the absorption and friendliness of employment and entrepreneurship. Last year, it provided employment income opportunities for more than 50 million people. In the future, Tencent will also increase investment, devote itself to technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and jointly contribute to the stable and healthy development of China's economy with the vast number of private enterprises. (People's Network)The ethylene plant of ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Phase I Project entered the commissioning stage, and ExxonMobil China announced that in December 2024, the 1.6 million tons ethylene plant of ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Phase I Project was handed over to China and entered the commissioning stage in an all-round way. ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Project is located in Huizhou Daya Bay Petrochemical Park. The first phase of the project mainly includes ethylene plants, high-end polyethylene and polypropylene production plants in the middle and lower reaches, and supporting utilities, docks, storage and transportation and environmental protection facilities.Zhangjiakou Smart Grid Auto Equity Investment Fund was registered and established. The enterprise search APP shows that recently, Zhangjiakou Smart Grid Auto Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) was established with a capital contribution of 301 million yuan. Its business scope includes: engaging in equity investment, investment management and asset management with private equity funds. Enterprise investigation shows that the company is jointly owned by Zhangjiakou Industrial Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. and Zhangjiakou Nanshan Economic Development Zone Construction and Development Co., Ltd.