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MoF not worried about weak Q1 SPB issuance

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Issuance of special purpose bonds (SPBs) slowed in Q1 2024, but the finance ministry (MoF) isn’t worried.

The data: Last quarter, local governments issued RMB 634.2 billion in SPBs, accounting for 16% of the 2024 full-year quota.

That’s down by almost half from Q1 2022 and 2023, when local g...