记者 :国家开发银行自成立以来是怎样支持西部地区经济发展的 ?陈元 :开发银行成立以来 ,一直把中西部地区作为重要的贷款投向 ,每年投入资金占贷款总额６０%左右 ,去年贷款余额已达１４００多亿元 ,有力地支持了西部地区铁路、公路、民航、电力、石油、水利及煤炭等行业的发展 Reporter: How did the China Development Bank support the economic development in the western region since its inception? Chen Yuan: Since its founding, the China Development Bank has been focusing on the central and western regions as an important loan. Each year, its investment accounts for about 60% of the total loans. Last year, the loan balance was Amounted to more than 140 billion yuan, effectively supporting the development of the railway, highway, civil aviation, electric power, petroleum, water conservancy and coal industries in the western region