CPDF monthly newsflash no. 21

Page 1 Vol. 21 September 16 - October 15, 2004 Recent Business Highlights 4 th annual Donors Meeting held; Mid-term Evaluation findings presented to Donors; Visit of IFC VP Dorothy Berry, and CSM Director Laurence Carter; Eric Siew, former CPDF GM, returns to HQ; New GM Mario Fischel takes up his post in Chengdu; Report compares SME business environments in Zhejiang and Sichuan; 7th pilot project sponsored by CIDA Trust Fund; CG assessment delivered to Minsheng Shipping; New effort to reach more SMEs via local consultants; ABS meeting held to share experiences and tools among PDFs; and CPDF helps LCCB improve credit risk management system. Visitors To IFC-CPDF Beth Delaney, YU Yang, Holger Grundel, Edgar Doerig, Dorothy Berry, Laurence Carter, Makiko Toyoda, Liu Dong, Chris Green, and Frank Smit. People Among Us Mario Fischel, new CPDF General Manager. News From The Region SME blooming in China. Groupama-Gan establishes office in Chengdu. Giant panda