On February 14, Shenzhen held a press conference on high-quality development of financial empowerment. The reporter learned at the meeting that the development policy banks invested 16.5 billion yuan last year to support the construction of 30 major projects around Shenzhen's "manufacturing leadership". Shenzhen's green finance also made innovative breakthroughs. At the end of 2022, the balance of green credit in Shenzhen was 575.1 billion yuan, up 43.9% year on year, 36 percentage points higher than all loans. According to the data, by the end of 2022, the total assets of Shenzhen's banking industry were 12.22 trillion yuan, up 8.47% year on year. The balance of various deposits was 8.85 trillion yuan, up 12.49% year on year, and the balance of various loans was 8.49 trillion yuan, up 7.93% year on year. The total assets of Shenzhen insurance legal entities were 6.44 trillion yuan, up 9.1% year on year. In the whole year, the premium income of Shenzhen insurance market was 152.77 billion yuan, up 7.1% year on year, contributing to the high-quality development of Shenzhen's economy and society. The relevant person in charge of Shenzhen Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau said that in the past year, the banking and insurance industry in Shenzhen has continued to make efforts in key areas such as "manufacturing ownership". By the end of 2022, development policy banks had invested 16.5 billion yuan to support the construction of 30 major projects, with a total investment of 442.5 billion yuan. The 15 banks have promoted 32 loan projects for equipment upgrading and transformation in key fields, and 15 projects have been signed, with a total investment of 925 million yuan and a total investment of 15.14 billion yuan. Scientific and technological innovation is the source of power for the development of manufacturing industry. Many Shenzhen banks have built a three-level service system of "specialized departments+characteristic branches+characteristic outlets" for the financial services of scientific and technological innovation enterprises. Thirty-four banking institutions participated in the first batch of online registration pilot of intellectual property pledge to help enterprises transform "intellectual property" into "assets". According to the data, by the end of 2022, the balance of loans from banking institutions and manufacturing enterprises in Shenzhen had increased by 20.29% and 32% respectively, significantly higher than the average level of all loans. Enterprises are the core force of development. Shenzhen's innovative enterprises grow gradually, and they can get multi-level financial services during their whole life cycle. Last year, there were 442 new "Little Giants" in Shenzhen. According to the work report of Shenzhen Municipal Government in 2023, this year Shenzhen aims to add 100 new "small giant" enterprises at the national level. The reporter learned at the meeting that more than 90% of Shenzhen's state-level specialized "small giant" enterprises obtained loans from banks within their jurisdiction last year, far exceeding the national average. The relevant person in charge of the Shenzhen Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau said that this year, the bureau will continue to promote the preferential investment of financial elements in the manufacturing industry, and help Shenzhen to polish the gold-lettered signboard of "manufacturing as the home", including guiding banking institutions to increase the support of medium and long-term loans and credit loans in the manufacturing industry, focusing on supporting high-tech manufacturing, Shenzhen's "20+8" industrial cluster, and promoting the development of advanced manufacturing clusters. (Xinhua News Agency)