Belt and Road loans surpass 7 trillion yuan: China Eximbank

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Belt and Road loans surpass 7 trillion yuan: China Eximbank

2026-10-22 15:28 Last Updated At：19:41

The Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank) has extended a cumulative total of more than seven trillion yuan of loans for cooperation projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with the business coverage spanning more than 130 partner countries.

Chen Huaiyu, chairman of China EximBank, announced the figures Wednesday at a meeting of the Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum 2026 in Beijing.

The BRI, proposed by China in 2013, aims to build a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe, Africa and beyond.

Chen said the BRI has entered a new stage of high-quality development.

China EximBank will continue to consolidate its strengths in traditional infrastructure cooperation, including railways, ports and energy, while focusing on targeted efforts in areas such as clean energy and the digital economy to help partner countries build localized industrial systems, he said.

"We will advance both landmark projects and small yet impactful people-centered projects in a coordinated manner, and accelerate the tangible progress in building the green and digital Silk Roads. We support the implementation of the MAZU weather early warning system in Africa to help local communities enhance their capacity for meteorological disaster prevention and mitigation," said Chen.

At the forum, China Eximbank signed a series of cooperation documents with multiple international financial institutions and enterprises, covering financial cooperation, industrial empowerment and outbound investment, among other areas.

China remains among top three global investors for 9th year: official

China's cumulative outbound investment has ranked among the world's top three for nine consecutive years, with an increasing focus on emerging sectors such as the digital economy and green development, an official from the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

Speaking at a press conference in Beijing on the development of the commerce sector during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), Zhao Chunfeng, director of the ministry's Department of Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation, said China's outbound investment has maintained steady and orderly growth.

"By the end of 2025, China's outbound investment stock reached nearly 3.4 trillion U.S. dollars, ranking among the top three globally for nine consecutive years. In the first nine months of this year, China's total outbound direct investment across all sectors amounted to 128.62 billion U.S. dollars, reflecting steady and orderly growth. Overall, China's position as a major global investor continues to strengthen," he said.

Zhao said the country is channeling more capital into emerging fields, particularly the green and digital sectors, to deliver benefits to both China and the whole world.

"In the first three quarters of this year, our data show that outbound investment in the green, low-carbon, and digital sectors grew by over 20 percent year on year, outpacing that of overall outbound investment. This highlights an increasingly focus [of China's outbound investment] on green and digital sectors. The relevant projects have also effectively facilitated industrial transformation and upgrading in host countries, resulting in mutually beneficial outcomes," said Zhao.