第七届粤港澳大湾区金融发展论坛举行

Group 1 - The seventh Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Financial Development Forum was held in Nansha, Guangzhou, focusing on "comprehensive financial cooperation and development facing the world" [1] - The construction of the Greater Bay Area as an international financial hub has made new breakthroughs, with the total trading volume of the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect" exceeding 100 trillion yuan and the scale of the "Cross-border Wealth Management Connect" surpassing 120 billion yuan [1] - Guangdong's financial industry added value grew by 7% year-on-year in the first half of the year, accounting for 9.3% of the province's GDP, with major financial indicators such as loan and deposit scale, securities trading volume, number of listed companies, and premium income ranking first in the country [1] Group 2 - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Vice President introduced that the "Southbound Bond Connect" has expanded the range of investors from bank-type institutions to four types of non-bank institutions, including securities firms, funds, insurance, and wealth management [2] - The cross-border payment system has successfully launched, with over 700,000 transactions and a total amount exceeding 4 billion yuan since its operation began in June [2] - The Macau Financial Management Bureau's Deputy Chairman expressed the hope for more Greater Bay Area enterprises to issue bonds and finance in Macau, enhancing Macau's role as a financial service platform connecting China and Portugal [2]