The central bank: The amount of cross-border RMB settlement under current account in the first half of the year was 9.83 trillion yuan.

The central bank released the financial statistics report for the first half of 2026. In the first half of the year, the cross-border settlement amount of RMB for current items was 9.83 trillion yuan, with 7.71 trillion yuan for goods trade, 2.12 trillion yuan for services trade, and other current items. The cross-border settlement amount of RMB for direct investment was 4.17 trillion yuan, with 1.5 trillion yuan for outward direct investment and 2.67 trillion yuan for foreign direct investment.