A cooperation agreement on agriculture and clean energy projects in Bulgaria and Southeastern Europe was entered into by JIC Leasing and China New Era Group on November 23, 2015, in Shanghai. Under this agreement, a series of agriculture, clean energy and infrastructure projects will be launched in CEE countries, with the initial projects worth approximately 20 million Euros.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov of Bulgaria was present at the signing ceremony held right before the fourth summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries (16+1). Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Desislava Taneva, and JIC Leasing Deputy General Manager, Wang Yongsheng, met to discuss the ongoing projects and exchange ideas about the investment / financing climate as well as the agricultural plans in Bulgaria.