The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) recently announced that the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) will be cut by 0.25 percentage points from April 25, except for financial institutions that have implemented a 5 per cent RRR. RRR is the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves. The step is expected to free up 530 billion yuan ($82.95 billion) in long-term liquidity.The decision is part of the government’s efforts to support development of the real economy and reduce comprehensive financing costs. The cut will reduce the funding costs for financial institutions by about 6.5 billion yuan per year, the country’s central bank said.
PBOC has reaffirmed its stance on implementing a prudent monetary policy, avoiding ‘flood-like’ stimulus, and better utilising monetary policy tools to adjust both the monetary aggregate and the monetary structure, official Chinese media reported.
The People's Bank of China recently announced that the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) will be cut by 0.25 percentage points from April 25, except for financial institutions that have implemented a 5 per cent RRR. RRR is the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves. The step is expected to free up $82.95 billion in long-term liquidity. #
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