The People's Bank of China held its 2026 internal audit work conference and set nine priorities for internal audit units across the central bank. The agenda focuses on identifying problems accurately, improving audit quality and follow-up remediation, aligning audit work with the bank's broader priorities, and strengthening coordination, rule-based practice and technology use. For 2026, the bank said internal audit should be grounded in facts, support the overall work of the institution, deepen study and research, and work jointly with other oversight functions. It also called for more standardized, law-based audit practice, stronger capability through technology, continued improvements in work style, and strict integrity standards. In its review of 2025, the meeting said internal audit teams had focused on key issues, identified problems, pushed rectification of major findings, and helped improve institutional mechanisms and work processes.
Central Bank of the Republic of China2026-05-18
People's Bank of China sets nine priorities for 2026 internal audit work with emphasis on remediation and technology
The People's Bank of China held its 2026 internal audit work conference and set nine priorities for internal audit units, emphasizing accurate problem identification, higher audit quality, stronger follow-up remediation and closer alignment with the bank’s broader priorities. The bank called for more standardized, law-based, technology-enabled audit practice, closer cooperation with other oversight functions, and stricter integrity standards, noting that 2025 audits had identified key issues and driven rectification and process improvements.