China’s Coal Support Continues With $31 Billion Finance Promise
- Central bank to use relending program for clean coal projects
- Global banks have pulled back amid stranded asset concerns
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China continues to set itself apart from global peers when it comes to coal, allocating more than 200 billion yuan ($31 billion) in financing at a time when most global banks are shunning the fuel.
The country’s central bank will use its relending program to provide loans to national banks to finance so-called clean coal projects at preferential rates, according to a statement posted on a government website detailing a State Council meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang.