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国家外汇管理局统计数据显示，2020年11月，中国外汇市场（不含外币对市场，下同）总计成交18.99万亿元人民币（等值2.87万亿美元）。其中，银行对客户市场成交2.75万亿元人民币（等值0.42万亿美元），银行间市场成交16.24万亿元人民币（等值2.46万亿美元）；即期市场累计成交8.08万亿元人民币（等值1.22万亿美元），衍生品市场累计成交10.91万亿元人民币（等值1.65万亿美元）。 2020年1-11月，中国外汇市场累计成交183.73万亿元人民币（等值26.53万亿美元）。 2021-01-18/shaanxi/2021/0118/725.html
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The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has recently released the Balance of Payments (BOP) for the third quarter and the first three quarters of 2020 as well as the International Investment Position (IIP) as at the end of September 2020. The SAFE deputy administrator and press spokesperson Wang Chunying answered media questions on relevant issues. Q: Could you brief us on China's balance of payments for the first three quarters of 2020? A: In the first three quarters, the current account surplus hit US$168.7 billion, with its ratio to GDP reaching 1.6%, which fell within a reasonable and balanced range. Cross-border capital flows remained generally stable, and investment and financing continued to be fairly stable. First, trade in goods recorded a higher surplus and trade in services registered a narrower deficit. Trade in goods in the Balance of Payments recorded a surplus of US$340.2 billion, up by 12% year on year, mainly driven by the better-than-expected imports and exports under trade in goods. Trade in services registered a deficit of US$116.8 billion, down by 42% year on year, primarily driven by less cross-border trips during COVID-19 outbreak, with deficit in travel narrowing by 46% from the same period last year. Second, outbound investment and foreign investment in China (excluding reserve assets) were both robust. Inflows and outflows were witnessed under cross-border transactions like direct investment, portfolio investment, deposits and loans. Transactions by foreign investors to hold renminbi assets and by domestic players to allocate global assets were both brisk. In the first three quarters, outbound investment outgrew foreign investment. Assets under the financial account excluding reserve assets grew by US$408 billion net, or an increase of 1.7 times year on year, while external liabilities grew by US$337.6 billion net and became twice that of a year earlier. Overall, China is the only major economy sustaining positive growth this year, but due to considerable uncertainties in COVID-19 and external environment, the foundation for economic recovery has not been solid enough. China’s balance of payments is expected to remain generally stable and balanced throughout the year. Q: What would you say about China's international investment position at the end of 2020? A: By the end of September 2020, China’s international investment position was generally robust. Driven by transactions, changes in asset prices and foreign exchange rate conversion, external financial assets and liabilities both grew and reserve assets remained generally stable. Firstly, the total size of external financial assets increased. By the end of September 2020, China posted external assets of US$8.1666 trillion, up by 3.9% quarter on quarter. Among this, assets under direct investment were US$2.1643 trillion, gaining 1.9%; assets under portfolio investment were US$772.8 billion, up by 10.3%; assets under other investments including overseas deposits and loans hit US$1.9340 trillion, representing an increase of 8.5%; and reserve assets amounted to US$3.2812 trillion, rising by 1.2%. Secondly, total external liabilities went up. By the end of September 2020, China recorded external liabilities of US$6.0128 trillion, up by 6.2% quarter on quarter. Among this, liabilities under direct investment were US$3.1068 trillion, an increase of 5.4%; liabilities under portfolio investment were US$1.5069 trillion, up by 9.3%; and liabilities under other investments including deposits and loans absorbed reached US$1.3878 trillion, rising by 4.8%. 2020-12-25/en/2020/1225/1788.html
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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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为贯彻落实国务院深化“放管服”改革要求，规范外汇管理行政许可行为，国家外汇管理局对《国家外汇管理局关于外汇管理行政审批有关工作事项的通知》（汇发〔2015〕31号）进行修订，形成《国家外汇管理局行政许可实施办法》，现予印发，请遵照执行。 请你分局（外汇管理部）收到本通知后，立即转发辖内中心支局、支局予以落实，同时做好指导工作。 特此通知。 附件：国家外汇管理局行政许可实施办法 国家外汇管理局 2021年1月11日 2021-01-18/shenzhen/2021/0118/815.html
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