China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) published a draft notice seeking public comment on measures to optimize cross-border investment and financing facilitation. Key proposals: expand the pool of entities eligible for cross-border financing to support technology innovation; lower the risk-conversion factor for related‑party borrowings to give firms greater flexibility in fund allocation; roll out a national green foreign‑debt policy to support green and low‑carbon development;

2026-10-23

China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) published a draft notice seeking public comment on measures to optimize cross-border investment and financing facilitation. Key proposals: expand the pool of entities eligible for cross-border financing to support technology innovation; lower the risk-conversion factor for related‑party borrowings to give firms greater flexibility in fund allocation; roll out a national green foreign‑debt policy to support green and low‑carbon development; and permit nationwide sharing of foreign‑debt quotas between finance‑leasing parent and subsidiary companies.