<strong>China Tobacco Industry Cooperates with China Everbright Bank</strong>

On August 19, China National Tobacco Corporation and China Everbright Bank in Beijing signed a "strategic cooperation agreement". Ling Chengxing, director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and general manager of China National Tobacco Corporation, Xu Ying, deputy director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Zhang Yuxia, the chief accountant of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Tang Shuangning, chairman of China Everbright Bank, Wu Shaohua, executive director and vice general manager of China Everbright Bank, Zhao Huan, director of China Everbright Bank, attended the signing ceremony.

At the signing ceremony, Xu Ying and Zhao Huan represent the China National Tobacco Corporation and China Everbright Bank respectively signed the strategic cooperation agreement.

According to the strategic cooperation agreement, China Everbright Bank will provide financial services for the development of the tobacco industry, and the China National Tobacco Corporation and its subordinate units will take China Everbright bank and its subordinate branches as one of the important institutions which providing financial services for them. Enditem