China's local government debt balance at 16.61 trln yuan by end April2018-05-18
China's local government debt balance stood at 16.61 trillion yuan (about 2.6 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of April, well within the official limit, data from the Ministry of Finance showed.

China increases U.S. treasuries holdings in February2018-04-17
China increased its holdings of U.S. Treasury securities in February, after falling to a six-month low in January.

China bond program to finance renovations2018-04-08
China has rolled out a pilot program that allows local governments to issue bonds to finance the rebuilding of rundown areas.

China issues 2.19 trln yuan of bonds in February2018-03-19
The value of bonds issued in China last month totaled 2.19 trillion yuan (about 346.8 billion U.S. dollars), according to data from the central bank.

China's holdings of US treasuries fall to 6-month low in Jan2018-03-16
China's holdings of US Treasury securities fell to a six-month low in January, according to data released by the US Treasury Department on Thursday.

China's top bank ICBC becomes biggest bond issuer on Nasdaq Dubai2018-03-08
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) became the biggest bond issuer on Nasdaq Dubai after listing two new bonds Tuesday, Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) said.

More bond issuances to bankroll Belt and Road2018-03-08
Companies now have a new channel to finance their Belt and Road projects as China has introduced Belt and Road bonds to fund the massive initiative.

Companies allowed to issue B&R bonds2018-03-05
China's securities regulator said on Friday that it will allow domestic and overseas companies to issue bonds in the onshore stock exchanges to finance projects related with the Belt and Road Initiative.

Bond issuances set to surge this year on fiscal pressure2018-03-02
An expected lower fiscal deficit-to-GDP ratio this year and a continual tax cut plan could add fiscal pressure on China and may result in a possible acceleration of bond issuance, analysts said on Thursday.

Local government debt to be swapped2018-01-26
China plans to further transfer 1.73 trillion yuan ($270.8 billion) of existing less-transparent local government debt into bonds by August to strengthen debt management and control potential risks.

China to be top issuer of local govt bonds2018-01-25
China is likely to become the world's largest local government bond issuer within five years - given the fast growth of the Chinese version of municipal bonds - as a way to facilitate debt restructuring reforms and further strengthen fiscal consolidation.

New measures to lower bond default risks2018-01-23
The nation's top economic regulator is strengthening assessments of possible corporate bond defaults at local levels to keep risks from threatening the financial system.

China clarifies reports on possible slowing of U.S. debt purchases2018-01-12
China's top forex regulator responded Thursday to reports that the country is considering slowing or halting the purchase of U.S. Treasuries.

Regulators tighten rules for bond trading to curb risks2018-01-09
China's financial regulators have tightened rules for bond trading, a move that may exert short-term selling pressure on the bond market but will help reduce excessive leverage and curb risks in the country's financial system, analysts said.