Ministry of Finance: 2026 list of demonstration zones for inclusive finance development announced, three aspects require clarifying the direction of work

The Zhitong Finance App learned that the Ministry of Finance issued the “Notice on Announcing the 2026 List of Central Finance Demonstration Zones to Support the Development of Inclusive Finance” to officially announce the 2026 list of demonstration zones supported by the central financial administration to support the development of inclusive finance. The notice requires all regions to grasp the development direction of inclusive finance, guide financial institutions to return to their roots, focus on financial services for small, micro and private enterprises; strengthen coordination in fiscal and financial work, make good use of central government rewards and supplements, and adapt them to a package of policies to promote domestic demand; improve the efficiency of the use of supplementary funds, explore effective ways of financial support for inclusive finance according to local conditions, and promote accurate, direct and effective implementation of policies.

The original text is as follows:

Notice of the Ministry of Finance on announcing the 2026 list of demonstration zones supported by the central financial administration to support the development of inclusive finance and other related matters

Finance departments (bureaus) of each province, autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government and planned separate municipalities, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Finance Bureau:

According to the “Notice of the Ministry of Finance, the People's Bank of China Banking Insurance Regulatory Commission on Implementing the Reward Policy of the Central Financial Support for the Development of Inclusive Finance” (Finance (2021) No. 96) and the “Notice of the Ministry of Finance on Issuing the 'Measures for the Administration of Special Funds for Inclusive Finance Development'” (Finance [2023] No. 75), the 2026 list of demonstration zones supported by the central financial administration to support inclusive finance development is now announced (see annex), and the relevant matters are notified as follows:

1. Grasp the direction of inclusive finance development. All regions should deeply grasp the political and popular nature of financial work, insist on serving the real economy as the fundamental purpose, and effectively strengthen high-quality financial services in major strategies, key areas and weak links; guide financial institutions to shift from pursuing speed and scale to focusing on quality and efficiency, return to their roots, deeply cultivate their main business and misplaced development; focus on financial services for small and micro enterprises and private enterprises, and do a good job in supporting initial loans, credit loans, medium- and long-term loans to promote stable investment, excellent structure, quality and sustainability, and effectively strengthen people's financial operators and actors service A sense of attainment.

2. Strengthen collaboration in fiscal and financial work. Provincial financial departments should strengthen coordination and coordination with branches of the People's Bank of China, agencies dispatched by the General Financial Supervisory Authority, local financial management agencies and relevant financial institutions to guide the inclusive finance development demonstration zone to make good use of central rewards and supplements, improve the quality and efficiency of work such as loan interest rates, financing guarantees, risk compensation, and capital supplementation; coordinate with finance and finance to promote domestic demand package policies, and strengthen efficiency superposition; financial departments in the Inclusive Finance Development Demonstration Zone should focus on key areas such as private investment, technological innovation, and consumer consumption to help expand and promote financing support for large and small enterprises Consumption, stability Employment will guide more financial resources and social capital to invest in the construction of a demonstration zone for the development of inclusive finance.

3. Improve the efficiency of the use of reward funds. Provincial financial departments should strictly implement the central government's requirements for managing supplementary funds, strengthen follow-up and investigation of the use of funds and the construction of inclusive finance development demonstration zones, and organize comprehensive financial development demonstration zones to conduct timely performance evaluations on the efficiency of the use of funds, the effects of policy implementation, and client satisfaction, so as to effectively improve the efficiency of the use of funds. The financial department of the Inclusive Finance Development Demonstration Zone should explore effective ways of financial support for the development of inclusive finance according to local conditions, promote accurate, direct implementation and effectiveness of financial support policies, and guide the improvement of the quality and efficiency of inclusive financial services.

Ministry of Finance

July 11, 2026

Attachment: 2026 List of demonstration zones where the central financial administration supports the development of inclusive finance

This article was selected from the “Ministry of Finance Official Website”, Zhitong Finance Editor: Chen Siyu