BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) — China\’s central bank plans to issue 5 billion yuan (about 723 million U.S. dollars) worth of bills in Hong Kong next Tuesday.
The central bank bills will be issued with a maturity of six months, or 182 days, the People\’s Bank of China said in a statement.
The move aims to enrich yuan-investment products with high credit ratings in Hong Kong and improve the yield curve of yuan in the region, the central bank said.
Since November 2018, the bank has established a standard mechanism for issuing central bank bills in Hong Kong.