BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) --- China offered local government bonds worth 757 billion yuan in July, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Finance.
The country has sold overall 2.168 trillion yuan worth of local government bonds during the January-July period. Among them, general bonds stood at 1.605 trillion yuan, while special-purpose bonds reached 563.2 billion yuan.
According to the report, local governments have accelerated special-purpose bond issuances since July. About 19 provincial-level regions, including Hebei and Heilongjiang, have issued nearly 200 billion yuan worth of such bonds. (Edited by Yang Yifan, yangyifan@xinhua.org)
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