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The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has recently released the data on external debt at the end of September 2020. The SAFE deputy administrator and press spokesperson Wang Chunying answered media questions on China’s recent external debt situations. Q: Could you brief us on China's external debt for the third quarter of 2020? A: China witnessed continuous growth in external debt for the third quarter of 2020. By the end of September, the full-scale outstanding external debt (including domestic and foreign currencies) hit US$2.2944 trillion, up by US$162 billion or 7.6% quarter on quarter. The growth in external debt was primarily driven by the increase in debt securities. The external debt structure continued to be optimized. As for the type of currency and term structure, the external debt denominated in domestic currency accounted for 39% and mid and long-term external debt, 44%, both rising by one percentage point quarter on quarter. Q: What would you say about China's external debt situations? A: The increase in external debt is aligned with China’s efforts to constantly expand opening-up and its gradual economic recovery. First, international investors have increased their holdings of domestic bonds in a continuous and stable manner, driving external debt under debt securities to rise. In September 2020, FTSE Russell announced to include Chinese Government Bonds in the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI). As for investor entities in debt securities, mainly overseas central banks who allocate long-term assets, are stable to a certain extent. Second, China’s foreign trade has been stabilized with good momentum quarter by quarter, growing at 7.5% in the third quarter year on year, turning its cumulative growth rate from negative to positive. The associated trade credit and prepayment increased by US$25.7 billion, or 8% on a quarterly basis. External debt is expected to stay stable in the future. Despite COVID-19 pandemic and considerable uncertainties in the external environment, China’s economic fundamentals remain favorable for long-term growth, and a general equilibrium is maintained in its balance of payments, which is favorable for the stability of external debt position. Going forward, while advancing reform and opening-up in foreign exchange field, the SAFE will take solid steps to prevent risks arising from cross-border capital flows and safeguard China’s economic and financial security. 2020-12-25/en/2020/1225/1789.html
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The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has recently released the data on foreign exchange settlement and sales by banks and cross-border receipts and payments by non-banking sectors for November 2020. Wang Chunying, the SAFE’s deputy administrator and press spokesperson, answered media questions on foreign exchange receipts and payments for November 2020. Q: Could you brief us on the changes in China's foreign exchange receipts and payments for November 2020? A: China’s foreign exchange market remained robust in November, with cross-border receipts and payments at an adaptive, balanced level. The major indicators show that banks registered a surplus of US$3 billion in foreign exchange settlement and sales, and non-banking sectors recorded a surplus of US$400 million in cross-border receipts and payments. This indicates transactions on the foreign exchange market are rational and orderly at present with generally balanced cross-border capital flows. By the end of November, the balance of foreign exchange reserves was US$3.1785 trillion, which was basically stable. Generally, market players’ willingness to settle and sell foreign exchange remained stable. In November, the foreign exchange settlement ratio that measures the willingness to settle foreign exchange, or the ratio of foreign exchange sold by customers to banks to customers’ foreign-related foreign exchange receipts, was 63%, consistent with that for the same period of the previous year. The foreign exchange sales ratio, a measure of market players' willingness to purchase foreign exchange, or the ratio of purchase of foreign exchange by customers from banks to the customers' foreign-related foreign exchange payments, was 65%, down slightly by one percentage point year on year. Cross-border capital flows through major channels registered both increases and decreases, showing rational differentiation. In November, driven by foreign trade surplus recorded by the customs, the surplus in foreign exchange settlement and sales under trade in goods registered gains of US$5.5 billion on a year-on-year basis; and the deficit in foreign exchange settlement and sales under trade in services decreased by US$5.6 billion year on year and remained low. Cross-border two-way direct investment remained robust, with net capital inflows consistent with the level of the same period of the previous year. Two-way stock investments stayed stable. Foreign investors bought A-shares worth renminbi 57.9 billion net through northbound trading, and domestic residents bought H-shares worth renminbi 60.1 billion net through southbound trading. Currently the foreign exchange market is stable and orderly, with cross-border capital flows in two-way equilibrium. However, given the spread of COVID-19 and considerable uncertainties in external environment, financial institutions and enterprises need to raise the risk-neutral awareness and effectively manage their operational risks. 2020-12-18/en/2020/1218/1787.html
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Q: The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has just released the latest data on China's foreign exchange reserves. Could you explain why such changes occurred in December 2020? What will be the future trends? A: China’s foreign exchange reserves hit US$3.2165 trillion by the end of December 2020, up by US$38 billion or 1.2% month on month. In December, China’s foreign exchange market remained stable on the whole, witnessing rational and orderly market transactions. In global financial markets, due to COVID-19 vaccinations as well as monetary and fiscal policies of the major countries, the US Dollar Index fell, while non-dollar currencies and asset prices of the major countries picked up. As China’s foreign exchange reserves are denominated in the US dollar, the non-dollar currencies increased in value after converted into the US dollars, which, coupled with increase in asset prices, contributed to expanding foreign exchange reserves of the month. Looking ahead, as the world economic conditions are complex and challenging, and risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be overlooked, global financial markets will still remain considerable uncertainties. But China’s foreign exchange market has the potential to remain at a stable, balanced level and its foreign exchange reserves will be broadly stable. 2021-01-07/en/2021/0107/1790.html
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1月15日，郴州市中心支局组织召开自贸片区资本项目收入支付便利化改革事项推进落实情况调研座谈会，辖内工商银行、农业银行、中国银行、建设银行、交通银行等五家大行郴州市分行国际业务部负责人及网点业务操作人员参会。 会上，各行对自贸片区改革事项推进、业务落地、风险防控及遇到的问题等情况进行汇报，郴州市中心支局对有关问题进行了解答。同时，就下一阶段如何推进自贸区改革事项落地见效提出了工作要求：一是要提高政治站位，增强责任意识，贯彻落实中央精神，积极推动中国（湖南）自贸区建设，规范化、便利化办理外汇业务；二是要坚守风险防控与业务便利相结合，不仅要加深对外汇政策的学习，提高解决问题的能力，更要完善内控建设，合理把握自贸区业务便利尺度；三是要加强外汇政策与业务培训，做好尽职调查，对诚信守法企业提供最大便利化服务，做实做细业务，提高客户体验，同时做好企业引导，及时上报案例。 2021-01-20/hunan/2021/0120/1616.html
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近期，张家界市举办外经贸业务培训会，市商务局、市外汇管理局相关负责人及辖内电商企业参加会议。 会上，张家界市中心支局结合湖南省2021年外汇工作会议精神开展政策宣讲，内容涉及全面提升贸易便利化水平，复制推广中国（湖南）自贸区政策支持张家界航空物流园等临空经济发展，外汇政策支持跨境电商新业态发展，推进银行高效服务外贸企业等方面。 本次培训“信息共享、政策互动”，进一步落实了张家界市涉外监管与服务合作备忘录。 2021-01-20/hunan/2021/0120/1617.html