Wider bond market access for foreign investors

Steps underway to gradually improve trading environment, global interest

Steps to encourage foreign investment in bond markets and make the overall investment environment more conducive and friendly will be enacted in a gradual manner, a central bank official said on Thursday.

Pan Gongsheng, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, said: "We are preparing to launch bond index products such as bond exchange traded funds, promote interconnectivity among central depository institutions, and extend the settlement cycle for bond trading.