Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone will be built as a core functional zone for Shanghai’s international financial, high-level services and shipping and as a global trade centre.

(1) Shanghai international financial centre: Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone will enhance its financial markets system, support product innovation and business development, advance opening-up and improve back-up service systems to build the centre by 2020.

(2) Shanghai international shipping centre: During the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone planned to transform global shipping from Europe to Asia and improve the stock and quality of the shipping sector’s high-level services, including financing, maritime insurance, maritime arbitration, shipping transactions, shipping consultation and shipping organisation.

(3) Shanghai international trade centre: Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone plans to develop offshore trade, build commodity markets, upgrade the traditional commercial service industry with information technology and enhance commerce and trade in the zone.