The Ministry of Finance released the 2026 list of central fiscal-supported
inclusive finance demonstration zones and ordered tighter fiscal-financial
coordination. Provincial finance departments must coordinate with PBOC branches,
local offices of financial regulators and relevant financial institutions to
ensure efficient use of central subsidy funds, improve loan interest subsidies,
financing guarantees, risk compensation and capital replenishment, and align
these measures with fiscal-financial demand-stimulus policies. Finance
authorities in demonstration zones are directed to prioritize private
investment, tech innovation and household consumption, step up small- and
micro-enterprise financing support to help expand investment, boost consumption
and stabilise employment, and attract more financial and social capital into
zone projects.
