State Administration of Foreign Exchange: Plans to introduce a package of policies to further enhance the level of facilitation of cross-border investment and financing.

According to the Securities Times app, on July 17, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the foreign exchange revenue and expenditure data for the first half of 2026. Xiao Sheng, director of the Capital Account Management Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, stated that since 2026, in the face of new situations and changes, the foreign exchange bureau has earnestly implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council. Based on extensive research on the needs of banks, enterprises, and other entities, in combination with the high-level opening up process of the capital account, the bureau plans to introduce a new package of policies to further enhance the facilitation of cross-border investment and financing. These policies are mainly divided into three categories: first, enhancing the facilitation of direct investment; second, expanding the high-level opening of cross-border financing; third, optimizing the registration and management of capital projects.