ANNUAL REPORT 2012
1 Mission of NCCC The mission of the Norwegian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce is to provide a professional and social forum for those wishing to participate in the Norwegian-Chinese business and cultural communities, thus promoting business opportunities between the two countries. Our aim is to become the preferred forum for Norwegian-Chinese business participants in Norway. Board In 2012 the Board has held 5 Board meetings. At the Annual General Meeting June 12th 2012 the following members were elected Directors of the Board: Elise Chen Chairman of the Board IBM and Chinese Culture Festival Jarle Aarseth 1st Vice Chairman of the Board NSB Sissel Hammerstrøm 2nd Vice Chairman of the Board BI Norwegian Business School Lars Berge Andersen 2nd Vice Chairman of the Board Aker Solutions John Mosvold Holstein Invest AS Espen Søilen NHO Torkel Thorsen NHO (Rep Espen Søilsen from Dec.2012) Esben Hersve Jotun Bjørn Richard Johansen First House Eivind Bryne General Manager Advokatfirmaet Forte DA Thomas Huang Deputy Nordic China Advisory AS
2 NCCC Board with Norwegian Ambassador in Beijing, Consul general in Shanghai and Consul general in Guangzhou, Summer 2012 Summary of 2012 The Norwegian Chinese Chamber of Commerce has mainly provided 80 members, Chinese or Norwegian, with a professional and social forum. In 2012 a total of 547 persons joined NCCC 6 members meetings; This record breaking fact reflects that there, among our members, is a huge interest in Norwegian Chinese business opportunities, in Chinese culture, knowledge of China as future driver of innovation, in putting sustainability on the corporate agenda, in environmental challenges, and in financial opportunities arising from China-Norway relationships and collaboration. NCCC has arranged and participated in encounters with Diplomats and business delegates, and has arranged its Chinese language course. NCCC has kept up its work of facilitating Norwegian Chinese business relations through a challenging 2012. Administration The daily administration of NCCC, including accounting, website and communication has been taken care of the Chairman of NCCC Board of Directors Ms. Elise Chen and Accounting manager Ms. Suwanna Lian. Mr. Eivind Bryne, the CEO of NCCC has the main responsibility for promoting NCCC organization, being main contact person for NCCC Members and organizational development. Members NCCC had a total of 80 members at the end of 2012. Where including 60 corporate members, 18 individual members, and 2 student members. Additionally Visa applications have been filed through NCCC, although applications now have to be presented at the Embassy in person.
3 Activities During 2012, NCCC held six members meetings with in total 547 participants joining the meetings. NCCC has also the Chinese Language Course for our members. The Chinese course was held each Tuesday except the holidays. NCCC Arrangement 2012 Date Subject Speakers In cooperation with 07.02.12 Members Meeting: Norway-China Business Opportunities Victor Gao Gerhard Heiberg Harald M.Andreassen Geir Sviggum Wikborg Rein 13.04.12 Chinese Salong - Culture Exchange Program: Presentation of NCCC Program and Chinese Course Chinese Music, Caligraphy and Chinese Kungfu presented Elise Chen Dragana&Wen Jiang Benxin Zhang Eivind/Steenstrup NCCC
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5 NCCC Board with Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jun, Counsellor Yao Sufeng and Ms Du Ping at Oslo Fjord Summer 2012 NCCC with the Architect delegation from China Visiting from Zhenzhou Chinese teachers Chinese salon Chinese salon
6 NCCC Arrangement 2012 Date Subject Speakers In cooperation with 26.04.12 Members Meeting: Chinese economy set for a hard landing? In the shadow of Greece China will change the world one way or another The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China The start of a new era? Shakeb Syed Svein Harald Øygard Martin Bech Jo Inge Bekkevold SpareBank1 First House 12.06.12 Annual General Meeting And presentation: China - The Future Driver of Innovation Annual general meeting Bjørn K Haugland Henning Kristoffersen DNV 25.09.12 Members Meeting: Chinese Economy and Trends Financial opportunities arising from China-Norway Relationships and collaboration Chinese Ambassador Mr. Zhao Jun Knut Brundtland Thon Hotel Opera NCCC 14.11.12 Members Meeting: Integrating Sustainability into the Corporate Global Agenda China s environmental challenges: Threat to long term growth a driver for innovation Legal update - Recent legislative changes relevant for your chinese business Idar Kreutzer Rasmus Reinvang Ronin Zong Schjødt Oslo Whole year Chinese Course -24 times Spring semester ca.6 participants, Fall: ca. 4 participants. Average: 5 Teacher: Dragana Vignjevic Wenwen Jiang Spring: Steenstrup Autumn: Schjødt
7 Financial Report The Financial Report for 2012 confirms a year end result of NOK (9.040). The total balance shows NOK 263.151. NCCC - Årsregnskap 2012 sammenlignet med 2009, 2010 og 2011 Note 2 012 2 011 2 010 2 009 Inntekter Medlemsavgifter 371 945 304 757 264 682 153 770 Seminar/kursinntekter 3 180 450 145 250 154 337 138 000 Andre inntekter 544 2 311 20 000 0 SUM 552 939 452 318 439 019 291 770 Kostnader Forretningsfører 1 165 124 123 433 129 481 79 382 Reisekostnader - adm og styre 4 212 3 352 2 243 2 581 Fremmede tjenester 2 33 375 13 375 18 587 4 521 Internetttjenester 11 151 1 901 11 500 12 225 Gaver / Repr. 31 295 10 752 5 017 0 Annonsering og reklame 0 0 25 000 8 033 Andre utgifter 35 789 18 945 13 823 Kurs og møtekostnader 3 Lokalkostnader 34 000 32 000 19 500 58 790 Foredragsholdere kurs 62 000 66 817 32 100 56 000 Andre møte og kursutgifter 129 884 225 884 53 738 152 555 50 120 101 720 68 171 182 961 Tap på krav 4 56 130 42 679 42 779 0 Finansposter (981) -315-183 -70 SUM 561 979 366 677 349 967 289 633 Årsresultat aktiviteter NCCC (9 040) 85 641 89 052 2 137 Eiendeler Bankkonto 263 151 284 458 195 700 99 645 SUM 263 151 284 458 195 700 99 645 Gjeld og egenkapital Egenkapital 218 676 227 716 142 075 53 023 Annen kortsiktig gjeld 5 44 475 56 742 53 625 46 623 SUM 263 151 284 458 195 700 99 646 Noter 1) I personalkostnader inngår lønn for arbeidende styreleder, CEO, Regnskapsfører og Kurslærer inkl. sosiale avgifter 2) I fremmede tjenester er medtatt revisjonshonorar 3) I resultatregnskapet er medtatt som inntekt og kostnad bidrag fra medlemmer ved sponsing av arrangementer 4) Utestående medlemsavgift er avsatt for i regnskapet pr. 31.12.12 5) Inkluderer avsatt feriepenger og AGA for lønnen til kurslærer Oslo, 23.05.2013 NCCC Elise Chen Styreleder
8 Elise Chen Chairman Jarle Aarseth Vice Chairman Sissel Hammerstrøm Lars Berge Andersen 2. Vice Chairman 2. Vice Chairman John Mosvold Esben Hersve Bjørn Richard Johansen Torkel Thorsen Eivind Bryne CEO Oslo, 29. 05. 2013
9 Plans for 2013 The Board of Directors will continue the work in accordance with NCCC s purpose and objectives as stated in the Articles of Association. An important goal for 2013 will be to continuously grow the membership base and expand the services offered to members. The Chamber will continuously strive to improve the quality of the members meetings by addressing topics that are interesting and useful to the members and by assuring the quality of speakers at the meetings. We will also continue the cooperation with the other institutions and co-organize both business related and other social events. Calendar 2013 Month Date Event Venue In cooperation with January 15th Starting NCCC Chinese Course Then every Tuesday Schjødt Oslo February 6th 1st Members Meeting in the New Year with Counsellor Mr.Yao Sufeng as Keynote Speaker China economy 2012 Celebrating Chinese New Year of the Snake Shippingklubben Oslo Simonsen Vogt Wiig April 24th Members Meeting with H.E. Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jun as Special Guest of Honor & Keynote Speaker CHINA - New Leadership & New Development Thommessen June 3rd Annual General Meeting with Ms. Kristin Skogen Lund as Keynote Speaker A Good Match: Perspectives on Sino-Norwegian Business Opportunities NHO August 28th Members Meeting TBD October 15th Members Meeting TBD November 20th Members Meeting TBD * Please note: Changes might occur in the NCCC-Calendar. Members will receive detailed information by E-mail
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