Central Bank: Strengthen financial support for key areas such as expanding domestic demand, technological innovation, and small and micro enterprises

People’s Finance and News, March 31 — The Monetary Policy Committee of the People’s Bank of China held its 2026 first-quarter (the 112th overall) regular meeting on March 26. The meeting noted that efforts should be made to guide large banks to play their role as the main force in providing financial services to the real economy, and to help medium-sized and small banks focus on their primary responsibilities, strengthening their bank capital strength. Make good use of various structural monetary policy tools, optimize their management, and solidly deliver on the “Five Articles” of financial work, strengthening financial support for key areas such as expanding domestic demand, technological innovation, and small and micro enterprises. Continue to provide financial services that support the development and growth of the private economy. Maintain the stable operation of financial markets. Effectively advance high-level two-way financial opening, and improve the capacity for economic and financial management and risk prevention and control under conditions of opening up.