[Global Times Finance] People’s Finance reported on August 10 that the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission said it, together with the Guangdong Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce, had recently hosted a provincial video training session on new policy-based financial instruments (special session for private enterprises). At the meeting, the commission explained the overarching requirements, key investment focuses and supported sectors for the 2026 new policy-based financial instruments. It called on all local authorities and departments to raise their political standing, fully recognize the significance of this work, actively encourage private enterprises to participate in major project construction, and effectively translate policy dividends into tangible development outcomes.
Going forward, the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission will deepen regular communication with the three policy banks, track the progress of project application and approval across the full lifecycle, and conduct cross-chain coordination to address bottlenecks and hurdles. It will seek to incorporate more high-quality private projects into the national project pool, thus making new and greater contributions to expanding investment and stabilizing growth province-wide.
An earlier article in *China Bond* stated that for new policy-based financial instruments, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) takes the lead in project screening; fiscal authorities provide loan interest subsidies. The implementing agencies are the China Development Bank, the Export-Import Bank of China and the Agricultural Development Bank of China (hereinafter referred to as "the three banks"). New policy-based financial instruments feature quasi-fiscal attributes. Quasi-fiscal instruments serve as an effective supplement to traditional fiscal tools. They are efficient and flexible and play a vital role in sustaining steady and sound economic development.
In April 2025, the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee proposed the launch of new policy-based financial instruments. In the same year, the 500 billion-yuan fund was fully disbursed. In 2026, these new policy-based financial instruments will be further scaled up. Such instruments boast stronger capacity to mobilize additional capital, primarily because they serve solely to supplement project equity capital. The equity nature of such capital markedly amplifies the leverage effect.
The article also notes that the sectors targeted for investment by new policy-based financial instruments in 2026 are expected to remain aligned with those in 2025, though the investment mechanism may be further refined. On the one hand, preliminary tasks including initial project screening, policy research and project self-assessment will become more targeted. As the project reserve pool expands, project quality is likely to rise. On the other hand, the investment oversight system will be improved, and support for complementary loans for invested projects will be scaled up. This will facilitate full-lifecycle project management and help ensure the safe and efficient use of funds.