Central Bank and other four departments: need to improve the long-term mechanism of financial aid for key population development, adjust and optimize small loans for poverty alleviation population.

date
14/02/2026
The People's Bank of China, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs have issued the "Opinions on Coordinating the Establishment of a Normalized Financial Support Mechanism to Assist in Preventing Return to Poverty and Poverty Alleviation, and Promoting Comprehensive Rural Revitalization". The "Opinions" propose to improve the long-term development-oriented financial assistance mechanism for key populations, adjust and optimize small loans for poverty alleviation populations, improve policies for small loans for rural households, and provide regular support for preventing the return to poverty. The document also calls for leveraging financial support to drive industrial assistance, encouraging financial institutions to develop loans for characteristic and advantageous industries, and increasing the maximum amount of start-up guarantee loans in eligible areas. It further suggests establishing tiered and classified financial support mechanisms for underdeveloped areas, prioritizing new financial funds for rural revitalization priority counties. Additionally, it emphasizes directing more financial resources towards ethnic minority areas, revolutionary old areas, and border areas.