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China's economic restructuring and upgrading loan interest rates have remained at a historically low level, the financial sector has continued to exert its efforts to support the real economy, and credit resources have more flowed to key areas and weak links of the national economy. At the end of November, medium and long-term loans for manufacturing industry, loans for "specialized and innovative" enterprises, and small and micro loans for general benefit increased by 12.8%, 13.2% and 14.3% respectively, which were higher than the growth rates of various loans in the same period. China's economic structure has been transformed and upgraded, and the credit structure has been continuously optimized. (CCTV News)Foreign media: Satellite images show that Russia is packing up equipment at the Syrian air base. According to a report on the website of Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore on December 14, the satellite images of Maxar Technology Company in the United States show that Russia seems to be packing up military equipment at an air base in Syria. According to the satellite image taken on December 13th, at least two An -124 transport planes' noses were raised at the Hermimim Air Force Base in Latakia province, which is located on the Syrian coast. Maxar Technology said that the nose doors of two An -124 heavy transport planes parked on the apron have been opened, ready to load equipment and goods. A nearby Ka -52 helicopter gunship is being dismantled and may be ready for transportation, while the personnel of the S-400 Triumph air defense missile system are also preparing to leave from the previous air base deployment site. (Reference message)The latest research results support Harvard's discovery that Novo Nordisk's diet drug Ozempic is related to rare visual loss. The latest research shows that Novo Nordisk's best-selling diet drug Ozempic may increase the risk of a rare visual loss disease-nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). This finding supports similar findings published earlier by the Harvard team. A research team composed of the University of Southern Denmark, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the University of Copenhagen found that diabetic patients who used Ozempic were twice as likely to be diagnosed with NAION as other drugs. NAION occurs when the blood flow decreases and damages the optic nerve. The risk of eye conditions is still low; Patients should pay attention. Novo Nordisk Denmark's share price once fell more than 3.3%.

Syrian Human Rights Watch: Israeli troops attacked many places in Syria. According to Syrian Human Rights Watch's early morning news on the 14th local time, Israeli troops attacked the Kasong Mountain area in Damascus, the Syrian capital, the Harhala military airport in Suweida province in southern Syria and the military factory in Mesyaf, Hama province in western Syria on the evening of 13th. The Israeli military has not responded to this.Han Wenxiu, Deputy Director of the Central Finance Office: China's GDP is expected to increase by about 5% this year. At the 2024-2025 China Economic Annual Meeting held at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, Han Wenxiu, deputy director of the Central Finance and Economics Committee Office and director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group Office, said that China's GDP is expected to increase by about 5% this year. The contribution to global economic growth is close to 30%; Employment and prices remained stable, the international balance of payments was basically balanced, and the country's foreign exchange reserves remained above 3.2 trillion US dollars. (CCTV News)The United States announced the 72nd aid plan to Ukraine, Pentagon: The Biden administration has so far promised that the total aid to Ukraine has exceeded $63.5 billion. According to Fox News, the Biden administration announced on the 12th local time that it would provide Ukraine with a new military aid plan of $500 million. In addition, the Biden administration will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine until its term expires in January 2025. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, so far, the total amount of military aid promised by Biden's government to Ukraine has exceeded $63.5 billion. However, CNN said that before Biden left office, the Pentagon was unlikely to use nearly $7 billion of surplus funds approved by Congress to arm Ukraine, mainly because the military's ability to replenish stocks was limited. (World Wide Web)

In November, the growth rate of new loans was 580 billion yuan, and the growth rate of housing loans rebounded. According to the November credit data released by the People's Bank of China yesterday, the financing demand of the real economy continued to show a marginal improvement trend under the continuous effect of a package of incremental policies. In the month, RMB loans increased by 580 billion yuan, and personal mortgages stabilized and rebounded. In the month, medium and long-term loans of households increased by 300 billion yuan, a significant increase from the previous month. The change of residents' medium and long-term loans is closely related to residents' willingness to buy houses. In November, the medium and long-term loans of residents improved significantly compared with October, mainly because personal loans stabilized and rebounded, which confirmed each other with the marginal improvement of real estate market transactions in that month. In November, the year-on-year growth rate of commercial housing transaction area in 30 large and medium-sized cities turned from negative to positive, and the transaction has remained relatively active since December. The reporter learned from the central bank that with the gradual effectiveness of the package of incremental policies to stabilize the real estate market, the phenomenon of early repayment of personal mortgages has been significantly reduced, and the growth rate of housing loans has recently picked up. In October this year, the amount of personal mortgage loans exceeded 400 billion yuan, and the amount of early repayment decreased. The proportion of early repayment in the balance of personal housing loans was significantly lower than that before the introduction of a package of incremental policies.China calls on the Security Council to resume the blanket exemption from the travel ban for relevant personnel of the Afghan interim government as soon as possible. On December 13th, local time, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2763, extending the authorization of the Monitoring Team of the 1988 Sanctions Committee (Taliban Sanctions Committee) for 14 months. The Chinese representative expressed the hope that the team would continue to actively perform its duties as authorized by the resolution, provide strong support for the work of the Committee, support the monitoring team to strengthen contacts with the Afghan interim government, and look forward to the team's early visit to Afghanistan. Geng Shuang said that the resolution reaffirmed the necessity of reviewing the 1988 sanctions regime and stressed that the Security Council sanctions should help promote Afghan peace and stability. The Taliban has been in power for more than three years, the situation in Afghanistan is generally stable, and contacts between the outside world and the Afghan authorities are gradually expanding. China once again calls for timely adjustment of the sanctions mechanism according to the development and changes of the situation. As a first step, the Security Council should restore the blanket exemption from the travel ban for relevant personnel of the Afghan interim government as soon as possible, so as to create conditions and facilitate the international community to strengthen contacts and exchanges with Afghanistan.From now on, the sunny and dry mode will be started in the central and eastern regions, and the temperature in many places in the south will hit a new low. On the whole, from today to the 17th, most of the weather in the northwest to the central and eastern regions will be sunny and dry. December is also one of the driest months in the second half of the year in the central and eastern regions, so the public should pay attention to replenish water in time. Around the 18th, the precipitation in the whole country will increase again, so it is necessary to pay attention to the weather changes in time and take corresponding precautions. This cold air that is affecting China will continue to move eastward and southward, and the areas with the highest temperature and low innovation will be concentrated in Jianghuai to the southeast coastal areas. In big cities, Nanjing, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Guangzhou and Haikou will have the coldest day in the second half of the year. At the same time, the minimum temperature is also obviously downward. It is estimated that the lowest temperature will be below 0℃ in many places from the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River to the central and northern Guizhou tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. In the city, tomorrow morning, the lowest temperature in Changsha, Hangzhou and Nanjing will only be around 0℃, and it will feel cold. (Weather in China)