Core Insights - The Ministry of Finance has released a report on the implementation of China's fiscal policy for the first half of 2025, emphasizing the need to prevent and mitigate risks in key areas [1] Group 1: Fiscal Policy Measures - The Ministry will continue to implement a comprehensive debt management policy, focusing on the steady advancement of hidden debt replacement while addressing new hidden debt behaviors promptly and holding accountable those responsible [1] - There will be a strengthened analysis and monitoring of fiscal operations, with enhanced cash flow management and emergency response measures [1] Group 2: Support for Local Governments - The Ministry aims to solidify the "three guarantees" bottom line to ensure stable operations of local finances [1] - Relevant policy tools will be utilized to assist in the reform and transformation of financing platforms, risk management of small financial institutions, and the acquisition of existing residential properties for affordable housing [1]

1. Report Industry Investment Rating There is no information provided regarding the industry investment rating in the documents. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - During the period from September 15 to September 21, the issuance guidance rates announced by the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors mostly increased, with an overall change range of -5 BP to 5 BP. The issuance scale of credit bonds increased month - on - month, while corporate bonds remained at zero issuance, and the issuance amounts of other varieties increased. The net financing of credit bonds increased month - on - month, with an increase in the net financing of corporate bonds and commercial paper, and a decrease in the net financing of corporate bonds, medium - term notes, and private placement notes. The trading volume of credit bonds in the secondary market increased month - on - month, and the yields of most credit bonds rose. Credit spreads showed a differentiated trend, with short - to - medium - term spreads narrowing and long - term spreads widening. [1][61] - On September 19, the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing Stock Exchanges issued a notice to optimize bond repurchase business. When the closing price of corporate bonds drops by 5% compared to the 20th trading day before, the repurchaser can repurchase bonds to stabilize market fluctuations. [2][64] - The central and local governments are actively optimizing real estate policies, which are playing a positive role in stabilizing the real estate market. For real estate bonds, investors with high - risk tolerance can consider early layout, focusing on high - quality bonds of central and state - owned enterprises and some high - quality private enterprises. [2][65][66] - Against the background of stable growth and prevention of systemic risks, the probability of urban investment bond defaults is low, and they can still be a key allocation variety. However, during the process of local financing platform clearance and transformation, some urban investment bonds may face valuation fluctuations. [3][66] 3. Summary According to the Directory 3.1 First - level Market Situation 3.1.1 Issuance and Maturity Scale - From September 15 to September 21, a total of 407 credit bonds were issued, with an issuance amount of 326.433 billion yuan, a month - on - month increase of 25.20%. The net financing of credit bonds was 88.638 billion yuan, an increase of 17.911 billion yuan month - on - month. [12] - Corporate bonds remained at zero issuance, with a net financing of - 4.241 billion yuan, an increase of 2.288 billion yuan month - on - month. The issuance amount of corporate bonds, medium - term notes, commercial paper, and private placement notes increased, but the net financing of corporate bonds, medium - term notes, and private placement notes decreased. [12] 3.1.2 Issuance Interest Rates - The issuance guidance rates announced by the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors mostly increased, with an overall change range of -5 BP to 5 BP. The rate changes varied by term and rating. [14] 3.2 Second - level Market Situation 3.2.1 Market Trading Volume - From September 15 to September 21, the total trading volume of credit bonds was 896.955 billion yuan, a month - on - month increase of 22.76%. The trading volumes of all varieties increased. [17] 3.2.2 Credit Spreads - For medium - and short - term notes, corporate bonds, and urban investment bonds, the credit spreads showed a differentiated trend, with 1 - year and 3 - year spreads narrowing and 5 - year and 7 - year spreads widening. [20][28][38] 3.2.3 Term Spreads and Rating Spreads - For AA+ medium - and short - term notes, the 3Y - 1Y term spread narrowed, while the 5Y - 3Y and 7Y - 3Y spreads widened. For rating spreads, the 3 - year (AA - )-(AAA) and (AA)-(AAA) spreads remained unchanged, and the (AA+)-(AAA) spread narrowed. [45] - For AA+ corporate bonds, the 3Y - 1Y, 5Y - 3Y, and 7Y - 3Y term spreads widened. For rating spreads, the 3 - year (AA - )-(AAA) and (AA)-(AAA) spreads widened, and the (AA+)-(AAA) spread remained unchanged. [50] - For AA+ urban investment bonds, the 3Y - 1Y term spread narrowed, while the 5Y - 3Y and 7Y - 3Y spreads widened. For rating spreads, the 3 - year (AA - )-(AAA) and (AA)-(AAA) spreads widened, and the (AA+)-(AAA) spread remained unchanged. [53] 3.3 Credit Rating Adjustments and Default Bond Statistics 3.3.1 Credit Rating Adjustment Statistics - From September 15 to September 21, the rating of one company was downgraded. [57] 3.3.2 Default and Extension Bond Statistics - Wuhan Contemporary Science & Technology Investment Co., Ltd.'s credit bond "H20 Technology 4" defaulted, with a default balance of 650 million yuan. There were no credit bond extensions during this period. [59][60] 3.4 Investment Views - In terms of absolute returns, the supply shortage and strong allocation demand support the strength of credit bonds. Although fluctuations are inevitable, the conditions for a full - scale bear market in credit bonds are still insufficient. In the long run, yields will enter a downward channel, and the strategy of increasing allocation during adjustments is still feasible. [1][61] - In terms of relative returns, due to the low historical levels of rating spreads, credit risk - taking is not effective at present. High - grade long - term bonds have certain advantages, and the duration can be appropriately extended, but the rhythm needs to be grasped. [1][61] - For real estate bonds, with the market gradually stabilizing, investors with high - risk tolerance can consider early layout, focusing on high - quality bonds of central and state - owned enterprises and some high - quality private enterprises. [2][66] - For urban investment bonds, they can be a key allocation variety, but attention should be paid to the valuation fluctuations during the clearance and transformation of local financing platforms. [3][66]

Core Viewpoint - The Chinese government is accelerating the reform and transformation of local financing platforms, with over 60% of these platforms expected to exit by June 2025, indicating a significant reduction in implicit debt [2][5]. Debt Management and Policy Measures - As of August 2023, a total of 4 trillion yuan of the newly increased 6 trillion yuan special debt limit has been issued, with an average interest cost reduction of over 2.5 percentage points, saving over 450 billion yuan in interest expenses [4]. - The issuance of new local government special bonds reached 2.78 trillion yuan in 2023, with 800 billion yuan specifically allocated to support debt resolution [4]. - The total government debt in China is projected to reach 92.6 trillion yuan by the end of 2024, with a government debt ratio of 68.7%, significantly lower than the G20 average of 118.2% [4]. Future Debt Resolution Strategies - The government plans to continue implementing a series of debt resolution measures, focusing on reducing existing implicit debt, enhancing debt management, and improving the efficiency of bond usage [6]. - The strategy includes strict management of local government debt limits, promoting the integration of implicit and legal debts, and increasing transparency in debt management [6][7]. - Local governments are encouraged to actively engage in debt resolution by optimizing resources and utilizing digital platforms to create a sustainable cycle of development and debt resolution [7].

Core Insights - The Chinese government has implemented a series of debt reduction measures, resulting in a significant decrease in local government debt risks and improved financial conditions [1][2]. Group 1: Debt Management and Economic Development - The government has issued a total of 6 trillion yuan in special debt limits, with 4 trillion yuan already issued by the end of August this year, leading to an average interest cost reduction of over 2.5 percentage points and saving over 450 billion yuan in interest expenses [1]. - The approach of combining debt reduction with economic development has enhanced local development momentum, allowing local governments to allocate more resources to address economic challenges [2]. - By the end of 2024, the total government debt is projected to reach 92.6 trillion yuan, with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 68.7%, which is considered manageable compared to G20 and G7 averages [2]. Group 2: Future Debt Management Strategies - The government plans to continue its debt reduction initiatives, including early allocation of new debt limits for 2026 and various measures to resolve existing hidden debts [3]. - There will be a strict management of local government debt limits to ensure sustainability and effective use of funds, along with enhanced transparency in debt information [3]. - Risk monitoring and prevention measures will be strengthened to mitigate potential debt repayment risks, maintaining a zero-tolerance approach to new hidden debts [3].

Group 1 - The core viewpoint is that over 60% of financing platforms are expected to exit by the end of June 2025, indicating that more than 60% of implicit debts from these platforms have been cleared, which accelerates the reform and transformation of financing platforms [1]

1. Report Title and Period - The report is the 32nd issue of the Weekly Monitoring Report on Local Government Bonds and Urban Investment Industry in 2025, covering the period from August 25th to August 29th, 2025 [1][4] 2. Core Views - The "Opinions on Promoting High - quality Urban Development" proposes to establish a sustainable urban construction and operation investment and financing system, emphasizing the prevention and resolution of local government debt risks and the transformation of urban investment enterprises [6] - Ningxia and Jiangxi are accelerating the withdrawal of financing platforms, with Ningxia achieving a 76% withdrawal rate in 2024 and Jiangxi having 205 platforms exit in the first half of 2025, completing 62.7% of the annual task [6] - The cumulative issuance of special new special - purpose bonds is approaching one trillion yuan, and some funds may be used to clear up arrears to enterprises [5] 3. Summary by Section 3.1. News Review - **Policy Issuance**: The "Opinions on Promoting High - quality Urban Development" proposes to establish a sustainable urban construction and operation investment and financing system, coordinating multiple funding channels and emphasizing the prevention of new local government hidden debts [6] - **Platform Withdrawal**: Ningxia actively promoted the withdrawal of financing platforms in 2024, with a withdrawal rate of 76%, effectively reducing platform debt risks. In the first half of 2025, Jiangxi innovated the replacement bond mechanism, with a debt resolution progress of over 80%, and 205 platforms completed their withdrawal [6] - **Early Redemption**: 28 urban investment enterprises redeemed bond principal and interest in advance this week, involving 29 bonds with a total scale of 59.64 billion yuan [13] - **Cancellation of Issuance**: Two urban investment bonds were cancelled for issuance this week, with a planned total issuance scale of 6.23 billion yuan [14] 3.2. Issuance of Local Government Bonds and Urban Investment Enterprise Bonds - **Local Government Bonds**: The issuance scale decreased by 4.76% to 351.597 billion yuan, the net financing increased by 16.61% to 234.508 billion yuan, the weighted average issuance interest rate decreased by 7.66BP to 2.05%, and the weighted average issuance spread widened by 1.80BP to 22.03BP. The cumulative issuance of special new special - purpose bonds was 967.654 billion yuan [15] - **Urban Investment Bonds**: The issuance amount increased by 6.60% to 112.781 billion yuan, the net financing turned positive, increasing by 386.26 billion yuan to 19.394 billion yuan. The overall issuance interest rate decreased by 1.25BP to 2.32%, and the issuance spread narrowed by 1.11BP to 79.53BP. Five overseas urban investment bonds were issued, with a total scale of 1.936 billion yuan [18][19] 3.3. Trading of Local Government Bonds and Urban Investment Enterprise Bonds - **Funding Situation**: The central bank conducted 2273.1 billion yuan of reverse repurchase and 600 billion yuan of MLF operations, with a net investment of 496.1 billion yuan. Short - term funding rates mostly declined [22] - **Local Government Bonds**: The spot trading volume was 444.324 billion yuan, an increase of 29.06%. Most of the maturity yields increased, with an average increase of 5.60BP [24] - **Urban Investment Bonds**: The trading volume was 285.544 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.38%. Short - term maturity yields decreased, while long - term yields increased. The spreads of 3 - year and 5 - year AA+ urban investment bonds widened, while the 1 - year AA+ spread narrowed [24] - **Abnormal Trading**: Nine urban investment entities had 10 bonds with 13 abnormal trades, with the number of entities, bonds, and abnormal trades all decreasing compared to last week [24] 3.4. Important Announcements of Urban Investment Enterprises - A total of 125 urban investment enterprises announced changes in senior management, legal representatives, directors, supervisors, etc., including 51 announcements of changes in senior management, 10 announcements of changes in controlling shareholders and actual controllers, 4 announcements of equity/asset transfers, 13 announcements of cumulative new borrowings, 1 announcement of name change, 5 announcements of external guarantees, and 1 announcement of business scope change [27]

Core Viewpoint - The central government of China has issued opinions on promoting high-quality urban development, emphasizing the establishment of a sustainable investment and financing system for urban construction and operation [1] Group 1: Investment and Financing System - The opinion highlights the need to establish a sustainable investment and financing system for urban construction and operation [1] - Local governments are to take primary responsibility, coordinating financial resources from fiscal funds, social capital, and other financial channels [1] - The central government will increase special transfer payments to support major safety and basic livelihood guarantees, with appropriate subsidies from the central budget [1] Group 2: Financial Policy Innovations - The document calls for innovative fiscal and financial policy tools to attract and regulate social capital participation [1] - It emphasizes the need for cautious advancement of public utility price reforms [1] - There is a focus on strengthening medium- and long-term credit supply and leveraging the financing functions of the bond and stock markets [1] Group 3: Financing Platform and Debt Management - The opinion encourages insurance, trust, and other institutions to provide financial services [1] - It calls for accelerating the reform and transformation of financing platforms while firmly curbing the increase of new local government hidden debts [1]

Core Viewpoint - The issuance of replacement bonds is driving the reform and transformation of financing platforms, significantly reducing the number of such platforms and supporting the optimization and structural adjustment of state-owned economic layouts [1] Group 1 - The Ministry of Finance is focused on accelerating the replacement of implicit debts undertaken by financing platforms [1] - The reform aims to lighten the burden on financing platforms, enabling them to operate more efficiently [1] - Future efforts will include the implementation of a series of incremental debt support policies [1]