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China encourages medium, long-term capital to enter market with new guideline

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China encourages medium, long-term capital to enter market with new guideline

2024-09-26 22:48 Last Updated At:09-27 02:27

China will take a raft of measures to promote the market entry of medium and long-term capital, in a move to invigorate its capital markets, according to a new guideline made public Thursday.

The guideline, issued by the office of the Central Financial Work Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is designed to streamline the entry of capital from social security funds, insurance and wealth management into the market.

Key measures outlined include the development of a market environment that encourages long-term investments and the improvement of the quality of publicly listed companies.

The guideline advocates the expansion of public equity funds and supports the stable development of private equity investment funds.

Additionally, the guideline seeks to refine policies and institutions that facilitate the entry of diverse medium and long-term capital.

It aims, among other things, to significantly increase the scale and proportion of medium and long-term capital investments, create a more balanced structure of capital market investors, strengthen the long-term nature of investment behaviors, and enhance the inherent stability of the market, while steadily improving investor returns.

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee held a meeting on Thursday to analyze and study the current economic situation and make further arrangements for economic work.

The meeting called for efforts to boost the capital market, vigorously guide medium and long-term funds to enter the capital market, clear the obstacles for social security, insurance, and wealth management funds to invest in the capital market.

China encourages medium, long-term capital to enter market with new guideline

China encourages medium, long-term capital to enter market with new guideline

The number of overseas tourists claiming China's departure tax refund surged 285 percent year on year in the first 11 months of 2025, according to data released by the State Taxation Administration on Monday.

In the same period, the sales volume of goods eligible for departure tax refunds and the amount of tax refunds both increased 98.8 percent, according to the data. By the end of November, the number of tax refund stores catering to international visitors in the country had reached 12,252, including over 7,000 "instant refund" stores.

The departure tax refund measures, which enable overseas tourists to claim back value-added tax on eligible purchases made at designated tax refund stores before leaving China, are translating growing inbound travel flows into consumption momentum and emerging as a fresh driver for inbound tourism spending, the administration said.

China has introduced a series of measures since April to optimize its tax refund system for overseas visitors. Tax authorities nationwide have improved processing efficiency and enabled cross-region refund services, making the procedure more convenient and thus boosting tourists' spending.

The country first implemented the departure tax refund policy for overseas travelers in 2015. Since then, the scale of departure tax refunds has continued to grow year by year, benefiting an increasing number of international travelers.

Departure tax refund applications in China surge 285 pct in Jan-Nov

Departure tax refund applications in China surge 285 pct in Jan-Nov

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