China Front-Loads $142 Billion in 2020 Local Government Bonds to Spur Growth Amid Slowing Economy

China Front-Loads $142 Billion in 2020 Local Government Bonds to Spur Growth Amid Slowing Economy
A man walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBoC), the central bank, in Beijing on Sept. 28, 2018. Jason Lee/Reuters
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BEIJING—China has brought forward 1 trillion yuan ($142.07 billion) of the 2020 local government special bonds quota to this year as it seeks to avert a sharper economic slowdown.

The finance ministry said on Nov. 27 that local governments must ensure that special purpose bonds—used to finance infrastructure projects—should be issued and used as early as possible.