A joint report released by four prominent Chinese think tanks has shed new light on1shed light on 阐明；照亮。Shanghai's commercial it the best business city in China,the WANB Institute,China Strategic Culture Promotion Association,China Economic Media Association,and YICAI Research Institute analyzed a series of interdependent factors that contribute to Shanghai's urban business environment index.

2 The result was not a complete surprise since Shanghai has been leading China's growth for quite some time.But the study does offer an opportunity for China watchers to understand what makes the city's economy so remarkable.

3 One of the major reasons for Shanghai's success is the infrastructure index that turned out to be the highest in all of city has established itself as the de facto2de facto〈法语〉实际的；事实的。business capital by modernizing its infrastructure to cater to busi-nesses from across the globe heading to China to benefit from the world's secondlargest monumental US$21 billion investment last year was spent on mega projects such as the construction of the Yangshan deepwater port,the renovation of the Hongqiao International Airport and the expansion of the metro network.

中国四大著名智库发布的一则联合报告阐明了上海的商业潜力。万博新经济研究所、中国战略文化促进会、中国经济传媒协会和第一财经研究院分析了一系列促进上海城市营商环境指数的相关因素，将上海列为中国最佳的商业城市。

2 由于上海长期以来一直引领中国的发展，这项结果并非完全出人意料。但这项研究确实为中国观察者提供了一个机会，让他们理解了是什么使这座城市的经济如此非凡。

3 上海成功的一大主要原因是基础建设指数，这一指数是全中国最高的。全世界的企业前往中国，希冀从这个全球第二大经济体中获益，而这座城市为了吸引这些企业，将基础设施现代化，实际上已经将自身建设为中国的商业之都。去年，210亿美元的巨额投资用于大型项目，例如建设洋山深水港、整修虹桥国际机场、扩建地铁网络。

4 Shanghai is the world's fifth largest financial hub and is working its way up to becoming the global January,an action plan3指《上海国际金融中心建设行动计划（2018—2020年）》。《行动计划》提出，上海国际金融中心建设的总目标是“到2020年，上海基本确立以人民币产品为主导、具有较强金融资源配置能力和辐射能力的全球性金融市场地位，基本形成公平法治、创新高效、透明开放的金融服务体系，基本建成与我国经济实力以及人民币国际地位相适应的国际金融中心，迈入全球金融中心前列”。was approved by the State Council to make the city a cutting edge financial center by 2020 with yuan-dominated products and an improved resource allocation capability.

5 Some recent developments have further strengthened the openness of Shanghai's is the internationalization of the Shanghai Gold Exchange,which is already highly regarded by investors and whose regulation and transparency has often garnered4garner 获得；取得。praise from bodies like the World Gold Council.

6 The other is the launch of the crude oil5crude oil 原油。futures6futures 期货。index at the Shanghai International Energy is the first such index in Chinese mainland and is open to overseas investors,which has been well received by ,the rapid rise in the volume of contracts has made China one of the most active markets in this area.

4 上海是世界第五大金融中心，正努力引领全球。2019年1月，国务院通过了一项行动计划，即于2020年将这座城市打造为以人民币产品为主导、具有较强资源配置能力的高端金融中心。

5 一些近期发展进一步强化了上海经济的开放力度。首先是上海黄金交易所的国际化，这一交易所备受投资商好评，其监管和透明度也常获世界黄金协会等机构的赞誉。

6 另一大发展是在上海国际能源交易中心发布原油期货指数。这是中国内地首个此类指数，面向海外投资商，交易者反映良好。此外，期货合约数量的激增已使中国在该领域成为了最活跃的市场之一。

7 While becoming more open and transparent,the city's financial system is also focusing on innovative technologies to fuel its and policy support from the municipal government to innovation-driven sectors is gradually remodeling Shanghai into an entrepreneurial metropolis.

8 The backbone of this innovative drive is Artificial Intelligence (AI).With zones like AIsland,which is dedicated to AI research,local and international companies are changing the way business is encouraging is their will to utilize massive amounts of data to serve customers better and,at the same time,expand their businesses.

9 In addition to cultivating domestic expertise,Shanghai frequently attracts talent from programs have been launched to recruit fresh foreign graduates with innovative entrepreneurial graduates generate a stream of fresh ideas while young expats7expat 外籍人士。introduce modern practices and push local companies to keep pace with global conventions.

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