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9月4日，国家外汇管理局召开“不忘初心、牢记使命”主题教育总结会议。党组书记、局长、局主题教育领导小组组长潘功胜在会上作总结讲话。中央第二十三指导组到会指导，组长陈雷作点评讲话。中央纪委国家监委驻人民银行纪检监察组有关同志，外汇局在京党组成员，总会计师出席会议。 潘功胜系统总结了外汇局开展主题教育的基本情况、取得成效和经验做法，对在外汇管理工作中深入践行中国共产党人初心和使命进行了再部署。他指出，外汇局党组认真学习贯彻习近平总书记在“不忘初心、牢记使命”主题教育工作会议上的讲话精神，紧紧围绕深入学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想这一主线，带领各级党组织把开展主题教育作为首要政治任务，紧扣“守初心、担使命，找差距、抓落实”的总要求，按照“对标中央、紧抓党组、带动基层、确保成效”的工作思路，以高度的政治自觉、严肃的政治态度、良好的工作作风扎实推进四项重点措施，圆满完成各项目标任务。主题教育达到了预期目的，取得了实实在在的成效，积累了宝贵经验。 潘功胜强调，外汇局各级党组织和党员干部要持续深入学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，深刻领悟习近平总书记对中国共产党人初心、使命的一系列重要论述，切实增强“四个意识”，坚定“四个自信”，坚决做到“两个维护”，把理论学习成效转化为提高政治素质、做好本职工作、推动外汇管理事业发展的思想自觉和行动自觉。要坚决扛起政治责任，坚持问题导向，久久为功，着力增强正视问题的自觉和刀刃向内的勇气，扎实推动专项整治，结合实际抓好整改落实，确保主题教育成效不断巩固提高。要将主题教育中焕发出来的政治热情转化为围绕中心、服务大局的强大动力，转化为攻坚克难、干事创业的实际成果，进一步提升服务国家全面开放新格局能力，推动外汇重点领域改革开放，防范化解外部金融冲击风险，切实维护国家经济金融安全。 陈雷充分肯定了外汇局主题教育的经验和成效。他指出，外汇局党组认真贯彻习近平总书记关于主题教育“四个到位”重要指示和党中央各项部署要求，以高度的思想自觉、政治自觉和行动自觉开展主题教育，较好地实现了理论学习有收获、思想政治受洗礼、干事创业敢担当、为民服务解难题、清正廉洁作表率的目标。同时，陈雷就外汇局巩固深化主题教育成果提出具体要求。一要坚持不懈强化理论武装，努力做到学懂弄通做实习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想。二要善始善终抓好整改落实特别是专项整治工作，确保主题教育取得实实在在的效果。三要坚持把“不忘初心、牢记使命”作为永恒课题和终身课题，以自我革命精神加强党的建设。 外汇局机关各单位全体党员干部，企事业单位及股权投资机构党员代表，退休党员代表参加了会议。（完） 2019-09-04/safe/2019/0904/13980.html
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The branches and foreign exchange administration departments of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) in all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the SAFE branches in Shenzhen, Dalian, Qingdao, Xiamen, and Ningbo, the insurance group (holding) companies, the insurance companies, the insurance asset management companies and the designated China-funded foreign exchange banks: To further drive efforts of streamlining administration and delegating power to lower levels, improve the foreign exchange administration of insurance business, and guard against financial risks, the relevant issues with regard to the foreign exchange administration of insurance business are hereby notified as follows: I. An insurance company may handle the settlement of foreign exchange capital and funds raised through overseas IPO with a financial institution engaging in foreign exchange business (“financial institution”) according to the actual operating requirements. (I) Insurance companies are required to report the current year plan and previous year results of their foreign exchange settlement to the local SAFE branch or foreign exchange administrative department (“the local SAFE branch”) by the end of January each year, and submit the following documents: 1. Description of business operations, including, but not limited to, source of foreign exchange capital, amount and purpose of foreign exchange settlement, mismatch between assets in domestic and foreign currencies, and utilization of funds settled during the previous year; 2. Relevant supporting documents. Any foreign exchange settlement exceeding the reported plan and single transaction exceeding USD 50 million (inclusive) shall be reported by the insurance company concerned to the local SAFE branch in advance. (II) Financial institutions shall abide by the principles of “knowing your customer”, “knowing your business” and “due diligence” to examine the authenticity of documents for foreign exchange settlement, including: 1. foreign exchange settlement application, including, but not limited to, source of foreign exchange funds, amount and purpose of foreign exchange settlement; 2. plan for utilizing funds with foreign exchange settled and the supporting materials; 3. the audited balance sheets and income statements in RMB and foreign currency for the previous year; or the balance sheet and income statement for the recent period from an insurance company established for less than one year; or the balance sheet and income statement disclosed for the most recent period from a listed insurance company which has not disclosed its balance sheet and income statement for the previous year. (III) The RMB funds settled shall be used for purposes meeting the requirements prescribed by the insurance authority and the SAFE, such as setup of new branch office, daily operating expense, payment for domestic equity investment and RMB deposit margin. II. After completing relevant business filing with competent insurance authorities, the insurance agents and brokers can transfer the funds for insurance-related collection and payment for clients in the original currency through their foreign exchange accounts under the current account, with indemnities eligible for settlement or purchase of foreign exchange. (I) Insurance agents and brokers shall report to the local SAFE branch their current year plan for insurance-related foreign exchange collection and payment for clients by the end of January each year, and the business operations for the last quarter within the first 5 working days of each quarter, and submit the following documents: 1. Description of business operations, including, but not limited to, foreign exchange collection and payment for clients under insurance , list of overseas insurance partners, amount of foreign exchange collection and payment; and for settlement or purchase of foreign exchange for indemnities, the description should also include basic information on the settlement or purchase of foreign exchange for indemnities, amount of insurance indemnities and the corresponding amount of foreign exchange collection and payment, amount of foreign exchange settlement or purchase; 2. Relevant supporting documents. Any foreign exchange settlement or purchase exceeding the reported plan and single transaction exceeding USD 50 million (inclusive) shall be reported by the insurance agent or broker concerned to the local SAFE branch in advance. (II) When insurance agents and brokers conduct foreign exchange settlement of indemnities under insurance-related collection and payment for clients, the funds settled shall be transferred directly to the account of the recipient; for indemnities funds paid for clients to the account of the recipient, the funds settled can be retained by the insurance agents and brokers. Financial institutions shall examine the authenticity of foreign exchange settlement, and relevant materials include: 1. Description of business operations, including, but not limited to, reason for foreign exchange settlement, name of recipient of indemnities, opening bank account number; 2. Letter of proxy for foreign exchange settlement written by the recipient; 3. Plan for foreign exchange collection and payment for clients under insurance; 4. Other supporting documents required by financial institutions. Where insurance agents and brokers conduct foreign exchange purchase for indemnities under insurance-related collection and payment for clients, financial institutions shall examine the authenticity of the transaction. III. Insurance companies and their branches which have serious violations of laws and regulations and have received administrative penalties by the competent insurance authorities or the SAFE within the last three years are not eligible to apply for foreign exchange insurance business. IV. Insurance companies and their branches in any of the following circumstances, and insurance agents or brokers and their branches in the circumstance set out in this Paragraph (III) shall report to the local SAFE branch and submit an explanation letter within 20 working days since the case occurred or was found out. The local SAFE branch may request, where appropriate, the insurance companies, insurance agents or brokers and their branches to rectify, and acceptance of new foreign exchange insurance business shall be suspended during the period of rectification. (I) No foreign exchange insurance business has been undertaken for two consecutive years after the business license is issued; (II) Take-over announcement by the insurance authority has been received or there exist significant potential risks; (III) Having committed serious violations of laws and regulations and having received administrative penalties by the insurance authority or the SAFE. V. To ensure the compliance of cross-border collection and payment, domestic transfer, settlement and sales of foreign exchange conducted by insurance companies, insurance agents and brokers and their branches, the local SAFE branch shall perform supervision and management on the transactions, and conduct verification and inspection according to the law. VI. Where cross-border collection and payment, domestic transfer, settlement and sales of foreign exchange conducted by financial institutions, insurance companies, insurance agents and brokers and their branches violate relevant provisions in this Circular, the foreign exchange authorities shall impose punishment according to the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Foreign Exchange Administration and other regulations. VII. For the purpose of the Circular, an insurance company refers to the commercial insurance company or policy insurance company which is established and duly registered with the approval from the competent authority in the insurance industry. This Circular also applies to insurance group (holding) companies and insurance asset management companies. VIII. This Circular shall come into force as of July 1, 2019. Insurance group (holding) companies, insurance companies, insurance asset management companies, insurance agents and brokers shall report to the local SAFE branches their plans for settlement of foreign exchange capital and foreign exchange funds raised through overseas IPO, or foreign exchange collection and payment for clients under insurance for the second half of 2019 before June 30, 2019. Article 34 in the Circular of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Printing and Issuing Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Administration for Insurance Business (Huifa No. 6 [2015]) shall be rescinded at the same time; where there is inconsistency between the original Article 4 and 30 and this Circular, this Circular shall prevail. This Circular shall prevail in case of inconsistencies between other relevant regulations and this Circular. Upon receipt of this Circular, the SAFE branches and foreign exchange administrative departments should immediately forward it to the central sub-branches, sub-branches, local commercial banks, and foreign banks within their respective jurisdiction. Upon receiving this Circular, the insurance companies and the designated China-funded foreign exchange banks should promptly forward it to their branches. If you have any questions during the execution of these documents, please promptly contact the Current Account Management Department of the SAFE. Please follow the Circular in your implementation. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange May 31, 2019 2019-06-05/en/2019/0605/1520.html
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To implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the CPC, further promote the reform of “delegation, administration and service” and drive the healthy development of foreign exchange insurance market, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) recently issued the Circular on Further Facilitating Insurance Companies in Settlement of Foreign Exchange Capital (Huifa No. 17 [2019], “the Circular”), in a bid to promote the facilitation of the exchange of insurance-related foreign exchange funds. The Circular mainly contains the following contents. The first is to cancel the approval for settlement of foreign exchange capital of insurance companies and implement the discretionary foreign exchange settlement system. An insurance company may handle the settlement of foreign exchange capital and funds raised through overseas IPO with a financial institution engaging in foreign exchange business (“financial institution”) according to the actual operating requirements. The second is to allow insurance intermediaries to conduct foreign exchange settlement or purchase for indemnities under insurance-related collection and payments for clients. Financial institutions shall examine the authenticity of foreign exchange settlement or purchase. The insurance agencies and insurance brokers that meet the requirements of the competent insurance authorities may directly handle foreign exchange settlement of indemnities under the insurance-related collection and payment for clients with a financial institution provided that the recipient of indemnities presents a power of attorney for foreign exchange settlement. The third is to improve the ongoing and ex-post regulation of foreign exchange insurance business. Business compliance requirements for insurance institutions such as reporting on negative issues shall be refined. The Circular will come into force on July 1, 2019. 2019-06-05/en/2019/0605/1521.html
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2019-09-04http://www.gov.cn/premier/2019-09/04/content_5427011.htm
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The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has recently disseminated the data on banks' foreign exchange settlement and sales and banks' foreign-related receipts and payments for customers for July 2019. SAFE Spokesperson and Chief Economist Wang Chunying answers media questions on foreign exchange receipts and payments for July 2019. Q: What were the characteristics of China’s foreign exchange receipts and payments in July 2019? What changes have occurred recently? A: Banks' foreign exchange settlement and sales and foreign-related receipts and payments were further balanced in July, indicating stable performance of the foreign exchange market. First, the deficit in banks' settlement and sales of foreign exchange registered a remarkable contraction. Banks' foreign exchange settlement and sales recorded a deficit of USD 6.1 billion in the month, down by 68% month on month. Other supply and demand factors e.g. forward settlement and sales of foreign exchange as well as options transactions indicate that supply and demand were basically balanced in the foreign exchange market. Second, non-banking sectors posted a balance in foreign-related receipts and payments. Non-banking sectors like enterprises and individuals recorded a slight deficit of USD 2.1 billion in foreign-related receipts and payments in July, versus a deficit of USD 9.1 billion in June. Moreover, expectations in the foreign exchange market remained stable, and cross-border capital flows through major channels were stable and growing. On the one hand, market players were more willing to settle than to buy foreign exchange. The foreign exchange settlement ratio that measures the willingness to settle foreign exchange, or the foreign exchange sold by customers to banks as a percentage of their foreign-related foreign exchange income, was 67%, up by 5 percentage points month on month. The foreign exchange sales ratio that measures the willingness to buy foreign exchange, or the ratio of foreign exchange purchased by customers from banks to the customer's foreign-related foreign exchange payments was 69%, down by 1 percentage point from the previous month. On the other hand, ongoing net cross-border capital inflows were recorded under enterprises' trade in goods and direct investment, and foreign exchange purchases by individuals were further stabilized. In July, foreign-related receipts and payments and foreign exchange settlement and sales under trade in goods represented higher month-on-month surpluses, foreign-related receipts and payments and foreign exchange settlement and sales under direct investment and portfolio investment registered stable surpluses, while foreign exchange purchased by individuals fell by 8% year on year. China's foreign exchange market has been in good order since the beginning of August. After the US unexpectedly announced the tariff measures at the beginning of August, global financial markets have responded dramatically and the RMB exchange rate also has undergone short-term adjustments. The foreign-related transactions by Chinese market players including enterprises and individuals show that banks' foreign exchange settlement and sales have registered a slight surplus, and cross-border receipts and payments have stayed basically stable since the beginning of August. This suggests that domestic economic fundamentals have played a significant role in underpinning the stability of China's foreign exchange market, and also indicates that as it becomes more mature and rational, China's foreign exchange market can better respond and adapt to the changing external environment. China will continue to ensure the continuity and stability of its foreign exchange administration policies, and step up efforts to liberalize and facilitate cross-border trade and investment, so as to lay a more solid foundation for stable performance of its foreign exchange market to serve the development of the real economy and the new landscape of comprehensive opening up. 2019-08-19/en/2019/0819/1548.html
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为贯彻落实党中央国务院有关深化金融供给侧结构性改革的决策部署，坚定不移推动外汇管理改革，促进非银行金融机构外汇业务发展，日前，国家外汇管理局批准中信证券股份有限公司、华泰证券股份有限公司和招商证券股份有限公司等3家证券公司结售汇业务试点资格，允许其在风险可控的前提下开展自身及代客即期结售汇业务，并按规定参与银行间外汇市场交易。 开展证券公司结售汇业务试点，有助于促进国内证券公司本币和外币业务均衡发展，加快培育国际一流投行，推动金融业高质量发展；有助于扩大外汇市场参与主体，丰富外汇交易品种，进一步提升外汇市场的深度、广度和活跃度，完善人民币汇率市场化形成机制。 下一步，国家外汇管理局将指导试点机构稳妥有序开展结售汇业务，适时总结试点经验，研究扩大外汇市场参与主体，促进非银行金融机构外汇业务健康发展。（完） 2019-09-05/safe/2019/0905/13992.html
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为进一步加强诚信宣传教育，提升全社会诚实守信意识，营造安全放心消费环境，优化营商环境，近日国家外汇管理局宁夏分局根据国家外汇管理局统一部署，并结合宁夏实际，制定印发了2019年“诚信兴商宣传月”活动方案。 宣传月活动从9月1日开始至9月30日结束，宣传主题为“建设诚信外汇市场，持续优化营商环境”。宁夏分局将组织辖区外汇局各市中心支局、支局及外汇银行借助社会公共宣传平台、网络社交平台、网络自媒体、公共交通载体等，通过印发宣传资料、现场培训宣讲、播放宣传片和短视频、微信公众号以及网络媒体宣传等方式，开展内容丰富、贴近实际的宣传活动，努力营造线上线下结合、多方主体参与的全方位宣传氛围。 2019-09-05/ningxia/2019/0905/1084.html
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为进一步拓宽对外金融资产负债及交易统计（以下简称“FAL”）申报主体范围，福建省分局在对福建省农村信用联合社（以下简称“省联社”）所辖机构相关业务进行摸底和评估的基础上，制定《分批次推进FAL数据报送工作方案》（以下简称《工作方案》），确定将省联社系统90家法人机构（含农商行、联社和村镇银行）分三批次纳入FAL申报主体范围。为确保各新增申报主体数据报送的完整性、及时性和准确性，福建省分局于2019年8月27日开展FAL专题视频培训，全辖90家新增申报主体相关部门人员和所在地外汇局国际收支业务人员共计300人参训。 会上，福建省分局首先围绕FAL数据报送整体框架，全面讲解各表统计内容、指标解释和填报要求，结合具体案例着重解读填报过程中的常见错误及核查关注点，并对下一步数据报送提出具体要求。随后，省联社有关部门负责人根据我分局前期指导意见，从银行端系统操作层面对数据报送流程、内部统筹协调、数据接口完善等进行讲解和布置。此次视频培训的顺利开展，极大增强了填报人员对FAL数据报送的认知，为后期申报主体扩容工作奠定了基础。 下一步，福建省分局将根据《工作方案》计划安排，落实下列工作：一是分别于2019年9月、10月和11月份三个批次有序推进90家新增申报主体FAL业务准入和数据上报工作，并着力做好业务指导和技术支持。二是密切跟踪新增申报主体数据报送情况，加大数据质量核查力度，确保申报数据完整、及时、准确。三是进一步督促省联社系统各法人机构建立数据质量控制长效机制，加强配套系统建设，切实提升数据申报工作效率和水平。 2019-08-30/fujian/2019/0830/991.html
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为进一步提高辖内外汇业务人员履职能力，防范外汇行政执法风险，近日莆田市中心支局举办2019年第二次外汇检查业务培训会，组织中支全体外汇业务人员学习外汇行政处罚信息公开的相关制度文件，对外汇行政处罚信息公开的原则、公开及更正流程、不予公开的情形、公开的信息内容、公开期限等进行了详细解读，并学习相关案例进行警示。 2019-08-23/fujian/2019/0823/990.html
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