BvDEP Announces Chinese Company Information Product

19/06/2007

Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvDEP), one of the world's leading electronic publishers of business information, previewed QIN, the latest addition to its range of company information products, at this year's SLA Conference in Denver last week. QIN includes both public and private companies in mainland China - the coverage is predominantly private companies.

QIN contains information on over 300,000 Chinese companies with three years’ financial history. The information is provided by SinoRating, a division of sinosure, a leading credit insurer and expert on the Chinese business environment. Additional information is provided by World’Vest Base, provider of information on listed companies worldwide. As well as financial data QIN also contains textual information on companies’ activities and will incorporate the detailed ownership and corporate structure information as provided on BvDEP’s other products.

QIN has BvDEP’s latest software format which has already received positive reviews. This new interface will be offered as an option on existing products in due course.

« QIN has been a highly anticipated product, » said Angus Davidson, BvDEP’s regional managing director for the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions. « There is huge intrigue surrounding China’s economy and a particular interest in China’s private companies. We expect that this data, combined with the new interface which retains our renowned functionality with a sleeker presentation for an enhanced user experience, will be very well-received. Early feedback from SLA visitors has been extremely positive. »

About BvDEP
Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvDEP) is one of the world’s leading publishers of electronic business and company information. The company has 25 offices worldwide. BvDEP is best known for its range of international company information products that combines multiple
high-quality data sources with flexible software to allow users to manipulate data for research, marketing intelligence and analysis.
Products include FAME, ORBIS, AMADEUS, BANKSCOPE, ISIS and OSIRIS. BvDEP also publishes the global M&A database, ZEPHYR and the MINT range of products which is designed specifically for end users. www.bvdep.com

About SinoRating/sinosure
SinoRating is a business department of China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (sinosure), which is the only policy-oriented Chinese insurance company specializing in export credit insurance. Sinosure is mandated, in accordance with the Chinese government’s diplomatic, foreign trade, industrial, fiscal and financial policies, to promote Chinese exports and foreign investments.

Sinosure is a state-owned company. As a business unit of sinosure, SinoRating generates income by selling credit rating reports and providing related services.

Source : www.sinosure.com.cn