Central Banks
China’s PBOC Vows More Support for Innovation and Consumption
- Central bank continues efforts to revive economic growth
- FX regulator to encourage ‘high-quality’ foreign capital
Buildings in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai.
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China’s central bank said it will step up financial support for technology innovation and consumption stimulation as part of a continued effort to revive economic growth.
The People’s Bank of China also pledged to explore institutional arrangements to safeguard the capital market — potentially signaling more regular use of two new tools to provide liquidity to the stock market. It reiterated a pledge to lower interest rates and the reserve requirement ratio for banks “at an appropriate time” to promote growth, according to a statement posted on the central bank’s website on Saturday that summarized its annual work meeting.