China keeps loan prime rates unchanged from Feb's 3.45%

20 Mar 24 1 min read

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  • China has decided to keep its one-year loan prime rate (LPR) unchanged from the previous month at 3.45 per cent.
  • The over-five-year LPR also held steady from the previous reading of 3.95 per cent.
  • The over-five-year rate was cut by 25 bps in February to 3.95 per cent, the largest drop in recent years, while the one-year rate remained unchanged.
China recently decided to keep its one-year loan prime rate (LPR), a market-based benchmark lending rate, unchanged from the previous month at 3.45 per cent.

The over-five-year LPR also held steady from the previous reading of 3.95 per cent, a state-controlled news outlet reported citing the National Interbank Funding Centre.

The country cut the over-five-year rate by 25 basis points in February to 3.95 per cent, the largest drop in recent years, while the one-year rate remained unchanged.

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The average reserve requirement ratio (RRR) of China's banking sector is 7 per cent and there is still room for further RRR cuts, People's Bank of China governor Pan Gongsheng said earlier this month.

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