From January to June, Bazhong issued 88.19 million yuan ($13.18 million) worth of guaranteed loans for business start-ups, a year-on-year increase of 12.8%.

The growth rate ranked 8th in the province, up 3 places from the previous month.

As of the end of May, Bazhong of Sichuan province had issued a total of 34 green financial credit products, with 49 green financings totaling 812 million yuan ($121.48 million), involving 41 green enterprises.