Core Insights - The financial operation in Zhejiang Province shows stability in total volume, improved structure, reduced costs, and enhanced quality and efficiency, supporting high-quality economic development [1] Financial Volume Growth - As of June, the total deposits in Zhejiang reached 24.34 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.7%, with an addition of 1.39 trillion yuan since the beginning of the year [2] - The total loans in the province amounted to 25.34 trillion yuan, growing by 9.0% year-on-year, which is 2.2 percentage points higher than the national average, with an increase of 1.56 trillion yuan since the start of the year [2] - The new social financing scale in the first half of the year was 1.90 trillion yuan, an increase of 211.3 billion yuan year-on-year [2] Credit Support in Key Areas - The People's Bank of China in Zhejiang has set up a special quota of 20 billion yuan for agricultural and small business loans, leading to over 200 billion yuan in loans for foreign trade, consumption, and technological innovation, benefiting over 1 million market entities [3] - The province's technology service loans increased by 20.4% year-on-year, with the amount approved for technology innovation and transformation loans ranking second nationwide [3] - There are 107 projects from listed companies in the province applying for stock repurchase loans as of June [3] Cross-Border Trade and Investment - Zhejiang's foreign trade import and export reached 2.73 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%, with exports contributing 2.07 trillion yuan, up 9.1% [4] - The People's Bank of China has optimized cross-border financial services, supporting 56,000 cross-border e-commerce businesses, with a 16% year-on-year increase in online and offline market procurement [4] - Nine companies have implemented cross-border integrated currency pool business, achieving cross-border receipts and payments of 5.1 billion USD [4] Foreign Exchange Service Enhancement - The guarantee ratio for foreign exchange services has been increased from 8% to 10%, saving companies over 1.7 billion yuan in costs [5] - The foreign exchange hedging ratio in the province reached 24.5%, an increase of 7.3 percentage points compared to 2024, with 9,204 new clients [5] - A new digital service program, "Zhijiang Easy Exchange," is set to launch, enhancing the digital and intelligent level of foreign exchange services [5] Cross-Border RMB Business - The province's cross-border RMB settlement reached 1.22 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, with significant growth in various sectors [6] - Cross-border RMB settlements for bulk commodities increased by 11.4% year-on-year, while settlements related to the Belt and Road Initiative and ASEAN grew by 10.4% and 24.9%, respectively [6] - New foreign trade business types saw a 38.3% year-on-year increase in cross-border RMB settlements [6]