2019年CRI 中国第一季度外汇资本保持稳定（在线收听）

According to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, China's commercial banks bought around 436 billion US dollars of foreign currencies and sold 445 billion dollars in the first quarter of this year, resulting in net forex sales of 9.1 billion dollars.

By the end of March, China's foreign exchange reserves stood at 3.1 trillion U.S. dollars, up 26 billion dollars from the end of last year.

Foreign exchange administration spokeswoman Wang Chunying said the figures show a stable trend in China's foreign exchange market.

"Growth in the global economy and international trade slowed in the first quarter of 2019. In the meantime, China's economy continued to perform within an appropriate range, maintaining overall stability and making progress. The RMB exchange rate and China's cross-border capital flows remained stable. The supply and demand in the foreign exchange market is basically balanced."

Looking to the future, the spokeswoman said this stability in foreign exchange flows is set to continue, in light of the domestic and international environments.

"First, there is sound domestic economic development. Second, the comprehensive opening-up polices provide a solid foundation for the balanced development of cross-border capital flows and investment. Third, the economic and trade consultations between China and the United States have made substantial progress and played an important role in stabilizing market sentiment."

The spokeswoman added that China's forex regulator will continue to facilitate cross-border trade and investment, and develop an open and competitive foreign exchange market.

"We will further support innovation in trade patterns and optimize foreign exchange management policies. We will make it easier for foreign investment enterprises to exchange funds, and support qualified and capable domestic enterprises to make outbound investments. Also, in pushing forward the opening up of capital projects, we will reform the institutional investor system, simplify access management rules, and expand the scope of investment. We will standardize the management of RMB bonds issued by overseas institutions in China, and promote the development of the panda bond market in an orderly manner."

The government has also stated to reform and simplify the management of cross-border capital for multinational companies. China's pilot free trade zones and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay area, as well as Xiongan New Area, are expected to pilot the reform policies.

For CRI, this is Yang Guang.

外汇局数据显示，2019年一季度，中国商业银行结汇约4360亿美元，售汇4450亿美元，结售汇逆差91亿美元。

截至3月末，中国外汇储备余额3.1万亿美元，较2018年末上升260亿美元。

中国国家外汇管理局新闻发言人王春英表示，这些数据说明了中国外汇市场的稳定趋势。

“2019年一季度，全球经济和国际贸易增长有所放缓。我国经济继续运行在合理区间，保持总体平稳、稳中有进的发展态势。人民币汇率总体稳定，我国跨境资金流动保持平稳，外汇市场供求基本平衡。”

发言人王春英表示，放眼未来，当前内外部环境总体有利于外汇流保持基本平衡。

“第一，国内经济基本面总体良好。第二，全方位对外开放为跨境资金流动或者跨境投资均衡发展提供了非常好的政策基础。第三，中美经贸磋商取得了实质性进展，在稳定市场情绪方面发挥了重要作用。”

她还补充说，2019年中国国家外汇管理局将继续促进跨境贸易和投资便利化，不断发展开放的、有竞争力的外汇市场。

“首先，进一步支持贸易方式创新，优化外汇管理政策。提升外商投资企业资金汇兑的便利性，支持有条件、有能力的中国企业开展真实合规的对外投资。其次，在稳妥有序推进资本项目开放中，改革合格机构投资者制度，简化准入管理，扩大投资范围。同时，规范境外机构境内发行人民币债券管理，有序推进‘熊猫债’市场发展。”

此外，中国国家外汇管理局还将全面落实跨国公司跨境资金集中运营管理改革内容，大幅简化手续。积极支持自贸试验区、粤港澳大湾区、雄安新区在外汇管理改革方面先行先试。

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