China Urges More Loans, Debt Risk Reduction as Woes Compound
- Authorities met with banks, stock exchanges on Friday
- China has repeatedly asked banks to increase lending
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China’s central bank and financial regulators met with bank executives and told lenders again to boost loans to support a recovery, adding to signs of heightened concern from policymakers about the deteriorating economic outlook.
Authorities also urged for adjustments and an optimization of policies for home mortgages at the meeting on Friday, according to a statement from the People’s Bank of China on Sunday, without elaborating on the housing initiatives.