[The People's Bank of China holds a symposium for foreign-funded financial institutions] On September 21, the People's Bank of China held a symposium for foreign-funded financial institutions to listen to the opinions and suggestions of foreign-funded financial institutions and study related work to further optimize the business environment and promote high-level opening up of the financial industry. Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People's Bank of China, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Xuan Changneng, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, presided over the meeting. Zou Lan, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, and Xu Zhibin and Li Bin, deputy directors of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, attended the meeting. At the symposium, Pan Gongsheng introduced China's current economic and financial situation and the implementation of monetary policy, listened to opinions and suggestions, and exchanged responses to issues of concern to various institutions. Pan Gongsheng said that China's economic performance is generally stable and improving, the structure continues to be optimized, and high-quality development continues to make new progress. The People's Bank of China will conscientiously implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, implement appropriately loose monetary policies, and create a good monetary and financial environment for stable economic growth and smooth operation of the financial market. Continue to promote high-level financial opening up, continue to improve policy supply, steadily expand the two-way opening of the financial market, continuously optimize cross-border payment services, and make the international use of RMB more convenient. Various foreign financial institutions believe that since this year, the People's Bank of China has made positive progress in a series of measures such as deepening the reform and opening up of the financial industry, optimizing the business environment, and facilitating the international use of RMB. It is hoped that relevant policies will continue to be optimized and communication with the market will be strengthened. The heads of 15 foreign financial institutions, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank, DBS Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Bank Mandiri Indonesia, BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, UBS Securities, Manulife Financial, Bowen Asset Management, and Canadian Pension Fund attended the meeting and spoke. Responsible comrades from relevant departments and bureaus and affiliated units of the People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange attended the symposium.