'Improve rural finances'

Accelerating rural financial reform and making it easier for people in rural areas to access capital are key parts of the country's effort to reform its overall financial system, according to the National Financial Work Conference.

The conference called for measures to improve financial services in rural areas to support the government's plan to create a "new socialist countryside".

The government is to speed up the establishment of a wide-reaching multi-level, sustainable financial system in rural areas, which have been underserved by the existing financial system.