At present，Hohhot is catching the good opportunity of the national implementation of developing the western regions，regarding developing as the first important task and trying to keep pace with the times. Therefore，the city has accelerated the process of industrialization，urbanization，informationization while pushing forward the overall progress of leap-type economic development in the provincial capital. It has also made full use of the solid economic foundation，the developed science and technology，the convenient communication and transportation and the efficient service functions of the city to stick to the reform，to bring about an advance，to turn various potential resources into real economic advantage. Today，both economic construction and social affairs in Hohhot present a healthy，fast，high-efficient growth momentum. The city has become one of the ideal areas for investment from both domestic and foreign investors.
目前，呼和浩特正抓住国家实施西部大开发的良好机遇，把发展作为第一要务，坚持与时俱进，加快工业化、城市化、信息化进程，努力促进首府经济跨越式发展和社会的全面进步。充分发挥首府城市经济基础雄厚、科学技术发达、交通通讯便捷、服务功能完善的优势;坚持改革，促进发展，使各种潜在的资源优势正在变成现实的经济优势，经济建设和社会事业呈现出健康、快速、高效的发展势头。这里已经成为国内外客商理想的投资地区之一。

Up to the present, Hohhot has already established extensive relations on economic and technological cooperation and cultural exchanges with 26 countries and regions. It has taken shape of an export-oriented，a completely open developing pattern in he city.
如今，呼和浩特已经同世界上26个国家和地区建立了广泛的经济、技术合作和文化交流关系，形成了外向带动发展，全面开放的新格局。