Central Bank: By the end of the second quarter of 2025, the balance of various loans in financial institutions denominated in RMB reached 26.856 trillion yuan, representing a year-on-year growth of 7.1%.

According to the Securities Times APP, on July 22nd, the People's Bank of China released the statistical report on the lending direction of financial institutions in the second quarter of 2025. According to the statistics of the People's Bank of China, as of the end of the second quarter of 2025, the balance of RMB loans of financial institutions was 26.856 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.1% year-on-year, with an increase of 12.92 trillion yuan in RMB loans in the first half of the year. As of the end of the second quarter of 2025, the balance of loans to domestic and foreign currency enterprises and institutions was 18.247 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.6% year-on-year, with an increase of 1.15 trillion yuan in the first half of the year. In terms of term, the balance of short-term loans and bill financing was 6.204 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.4% year-on-year, with an increase of 4.25 trillion yuan in the first half of the year. The balance of medium and long-term loans was 11.679 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.3% year-on-year, with an increase of 7.08 trillion yuan in the first half of the year.