Henan: Successfully issued government bonds totaling 39.299 billion yuan.

On May 20, Henan Province successfully issued government bonds totaling 39.299 billion yuan in Shanghai. Refinancing general bonds amounted to 16.328 billion yuan, and refinancing special bonds amounted to 8.319 billion yuan, both of which were used to repay part of the principal of maturing bonds. New general bonds totaled 2.852 billion yuan, mainly used for the construction of rural and water conservancy infrastructure projects in Henan Province. New special bonds totaled 11.8 billion yuan, including 1.236 billion yuan for existing government investment projects and 10.564 billion yuan for the construction of 164 key projects in areas such as affordable housing, new types of infrastructure, municipal and industrial park infrastructure, and social services. In terms of maturity and interest rates, 5-year bonds totaled 1.534 billion yuan with an issuance rate of 1.51%, 7-year bonds totaled 17.271 billion yuan with an issuance rate of 1.67%, 10-year bonds totaled 4.338 billion yuan with an issuance rate of 1.80%, 15-year bonds totaled 9.13 billion yuan with an issuance rate of 2.17%, 20-year bonds totaled 1.236 billion yuan with an issuance rate of 2.40%, and 30-year bonds totaled 5.79 billion yuan with an issuance rate of 2.44%.