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Guangxi lending grew 4.2% in the first nine months of 2026
The People’s Bank of China’s Guangxi branch said the region’s financial activity remained stable in the first three quarters of 2026.
From January to September, new social financing totalled 3.85 trillion yuan, and loans made up 51.8% of that total.
At the end of September, bank deposits stood at 5.2 trillion yuan and loans at 5.9 trillion yuan.
Lending grew in several priority areas, including technology, where balances rose 14.7% year on year, and the digital economy, up 18%.
Manufacturing and small-business loans grew faster than overall lending, rising 13.3% and 8.9% respectively.
The Guangxi branch said it was directing finance toward major industries and smaller businesses to support the region’s economy and its start to China’s 15th Five-Year Plan period.
Guangxi’s outstanding loans reached 5.9 trillion yuan at the end of September 2026, up 4.2% from a year earlier.
Loans to the real economy increased by 1.99372 trillion yuan in the first nine months.
That increase accounted for 51.8% of the region’s total social financing increase of 3.84522 trillion yuan.
The Guangxi branch of the People’s Bank of China said lending supported funding needs in the real economy.
Loans to manufacturing businesses with medium- and long-term maturities grew 13.3% year on year at the end of September.
- Who
- The Guangxi branch of the People’s Bank of China reported the lending figures.
- What
- Outstanding loans rose 4.2% year on year to 5.9 trillion yuan at the end of September 2026.
- When
- The figures cover the first nine months of 2026, with balances reported at the end of September.
- Where
- Guangxi, China.
- Why
- The article says lending met funding needs in the real economy and supported key areas and sectors.
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Lending to the real economy increased by 1.99372 trillion yuan.
The Guangxi branch of the People’s Bank of China held a news conference and presented the financial figures.
Guangxi’s outstanding loan balance was 5.9 trillion yuan, up 4.2% year on year.
- Outstanding loans
- 5.9 trillion yuan at the end of September 2026
- Loan growth
- 4.2% year on year
- Real-economy lending increase
- 1.99372 trillion yuan in January–September 2026
- Social financing increase
- 3.84522 billion?