SHANGHAI, Dec 14 (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry and financial regulators have urged local authorities to promote stronger coordination between business and financial systems to boost consumption, a joint statement showed on Sunday.
Local commerce departments are encouraged to tap existing funding channels for consumption-boosting campaigns and work with financial institutions to unlock spending potential, the Ministry of Commerce, People’s Bank of China and National Financial Regulatory Administration said in a joint statement.
Regions with resources are encouraged to use digital yuan smart-contract “red packets” to improve policy efficiency.
The trio also called for measures such as financing guarantees, interest subsidies and risk compensation to strengthen policy synergy and guide more credit into key consumption sectors.
(Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
