财经周报：8月4日至8月10日

Domestic News - The State Council issued an opinion to gradually implement free preschool education, exempting public kindergartens from care education fees for the last year of preschool starting from the autumn semester of 2025, benefiting approximately 12 million children this year [1][2] - The People's Bank of China and seven other departments released guidelines to support new industrialization, introducing 18 targeted measures to enhance financial services for high-quality industrial development and prevent "involution" competition [2] - The Ministry of Finance confirmed that the central government will provide funding for the care education fee subsidies, which will be distributed soon [2] - The latest data from the National Taxation Administration shows that the manufacturing sector's sales revenue grew by 8.9% and 11.9% for equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing respectively in the first half of the year, indicating a steady improvement in the manufacturing industry [2] Infrastructure Development - The Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Natural Resources announced a plan to upgrade rural roads, aiming to complete the construction and renovation of 300,000 kilometers of rural roads by 2027 [3][4] - The plan includes implementing safety protection projects and enhancing urban-rural public transport services [3] Technological Innovation - Seven departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, issued implementation opinions to promote the innovation of brain-computer interface technology, targeting breakthroughs in key technologies by 2027 and establishing a competitive industrial ecosystem by 2030 [4] - The automotive industry saw a record high market penetration rate of 44.3% for new energy vehicles in the first half of the year [7] Trade and Economic Performance - The General Administration of Customs reported that China's total import and export value reached 25.7 trillion yuan in the first seven months, a year-on-year increase of 3.5% [5] - The Ministry of Commerce indicated that service trade grew steadily, with service exports increasing by 15.0% year-on-year in the first half of the year [5] Market Activity - The Shanghai government released a plan for the development of embodied intelligence, aiming for breakthroughs in core algorithms and technologies by 2027, with a target industry scale exceeding 50 billion yuan [7] - The A-share market saw a significant increase in new accounts, with 1.96 million new accounts opened in July, reflecting a recovery in market activity [7][8]