“十四五”以来国开行发放超7800亿元等值人民币贷款支持共建“一带一路”

Core Insights - The National Development Bank (NDB) has significantly expanded its international business, covering 118 countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative as of September 2023, with over 780 billion RMB in loans issued since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan [1] Group 1 - The NDB actively supports key areas such as infrastructure connectivity, international industrial cooperation, trade, green initiatives, technological innovation, and social welfare, while also expanding into new fields like digital economy and new infrastructure [1] - A financing window of 350 billion RMB has been established, with a diverse range of financial services including project loans, corporate financing, fund investments, and bond issuance to meet the funding needs of the Belt and Road Initiative [1] - The NDB has issued 39.4 billion RMB under its foreign trade financing window and has implemented special policies to support small and micro foreign trade enterprises, providing 36.46 billion RMB in special loans benefiting over 10,000 such enterprises [1] Group 2 - Since the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan, the NDB has promoted a diversified financing mechanism that includes both direct and indirect financing, enhancing its comprehensive financial service capabilities [2] - The NDB's Hong Kong branch successfully issued its first offshore RMB bond themed on the 350 billion RMB financing window, which has helped guide funds in the offshore market [2] - The NDB's subsidiary, the China-Africa Development Fund, has contributed an additional 16.96 billion RMB, facilitating domestic enterprises' investments of 58.06 billion RMB, primarily in infrastructure and industrial cooperation [2]