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Local governments haven’t wasted any time issuing special-purpose bonds (SPBs).
Data from the finance ministry (MoF), released April 18, shows local governments issued RMB 1.32 trillion worth of SPBs in Q1 – 35% of their full-year quota of RMB 3.8 trillion.
Bingo! In most years, SPB issuance starts ...