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Beijing authorizes RMB 500 billion in local bonds to boost infrastructure investment in Q4

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Beijing is giving infrastructure spending a jolt as the year comes to a close. On Friday, the finance ministry (MoF) announced that it has authorized local governments to issue another RMB 500 billion worth of bonds in Q4, drawing on unused quotas from previous years.

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