The Central Bank of the Republic of China held a televised 2025 survey and statistics work conference, reviewing 2024 delivery and setting priorities for the next stage of statistical and monitoring work. The agenda centres on rolling out statistics for the financial “five major articles”, strengthening comprehensive financial sector statistics, and improving monitoring and analysis to support macroeconomic policy and risk prevention. The 2024 review highlighted progress in building the “five major articles” financial statistics system, using the National Financial Basic Database as a hub for deeper comprehensive statistics, and monitoring local government financing platform debt. For 2025, the programme includes implementing and refining sub-sector statistical regimes to reflect real-economy transformation, continuing debt statistics and monitoring for financing platforms to support local government debt risk mitigation, strengthening financial statistics production and data quality controls, better leveraging the National Financial Basic Database, and combining routine and thematic surveys with expanded macro-financial analysis and foundational research.
Central Bank of the Republic of China 2025-03-07
Central Bank of the Republic of China outlines 2025 survey and statistics priorities focused on ‘five major articles’ reporting and local government debt monitoring
The Central Bank of the Republic of China reviewed 2024's statistical achievements and set 2025 priorities at a televised conference. Key focuses include enhancing the financial "five major articles" statistics, improving local government debt monitoring, and refining sub-sector statistical regimes. The agenda aims to bolster macroeconomic policy support and risk prevention through comprehensive data analysis and quality controls.