Skyscrapers reach into the clear sky in the Jinan CBD in Lixia district. [Photo/WeChat account: lixiatoutiao]

The Jinan Central Business District (CBD) was included in the list of China's top 20 business districts in terms of comprehensive competitiveness, according to a blue paper on China's building economy (headquarters economy) which was released during the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services on Sept 2 in Beijing.

The Jinan CBD has been hailed as one of the biggest highlights in Lixia district's development over the past decades.

Yang Chuanjun, Party secretary of Lixia district, stated at a news conference on Aug 22 that Jinan CBD is a major venue for Jinan to become a regional commercial and financial center.

In November 2021, Jinan was designated by the State Council as China's first city to launch sci-tech innovation and financial reform. As a core area to undertake the national strategy, the Jinan CBD has built a 200,000-square-meter professional zone to offer a first-class environment for reform.

Focusing on "financial plus" and the new headquarters economy, the Jinan CBD has underscored industrial chain construction.

To date, more than 5,400 businesses have set up operations in the Jinan CBD, including four financial institutions' national headquarters and 18 Fortune Global 500 companies.

The area has also become a highly efficient office building cluster model. To date, three of the ultra-high buildings in the CBD have been topped off.

By 2030, the Jinan CBD is expected to have 92 office buildings, including 62 above 100 meters and 13 above 200 meters.