China Cuts Reserve Requirement Ratio To Boost Economy
- PBOC reduces RRR by 25bps for first time since December
- Economists say move aims at maintaining strong bank lending
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China cut the amount of cash banks must keep in reserve at the central bank in an effort to support lending and strengthen the economy’s recovery from pandemic restrictions and a property market slump.
The People’s Bank of China reduced the reserve requirement ratio for almost all banks by 0.25 percentage points, effective from March 27, it said in a statement on Friday. The PBOC last cut the RRR in December, by the same magnitude.