Multiple securities firms are preparing to apply for and issue science and technology innovation bonds, with approximately 16 billion yuan expected to be launched in the near future.

Reporters have learned that more than 10 securities firms are actively preparing for the application and issuance of science and technology innovation bonds. According to preliminary statistics, about 16 billion yuan worth of securities firms' science and technology innovation bonds are expected to be issued in the near future. At the same time, related support measures for securities firms' science and technology innovation bonds are also under discussion, and will gradually be implemented soon, including supporting securities firms in issuing science and technology innovation bonds, raising funds to lend to alternative subsidiaries for equity investments in the science and technology field; and supporting the exclusion of science and technology innovation bonds when assessing the scale of securities firms' bond issuance.