8月16日,中国人民银行(以下简称“央行”)发布通知,允许境外央行或货币当局、港澳人民币业务清算行、跨境贸易人民币结算境外参加行等三类机构投资银行间债券市场。在当前人民币自由化幅度仍然非常有限的情况下,此举象征着人民币向国际化道路上迈出了至关重要的一步,也将给予境外人民币存款工具的提供方(例如港资清算行)直接进入以本地货币结算的政府债券市场的机会,而不仅仅 On August 16, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) issued a circular to allow three types of institutions, such as foreign central banks or monetary authorities in Hong Kong and Macau, RMB clearing banks in Hong Kong and Macao, and overseas participating banks in cross-border trade to invest in inter-bank bond market . At a time when the degree of RMB liberalization is still very limited, this measure represents a crucial step toward the internationalization of RMB and will also give direct access to foreign RMB deposit facility providers (such as Hong Kong clearing banks) Access to government bond markets settled in local currency, not just