Early Reading | Central Bank Lowers Reserve Requirements for the Second Time within the Year
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The central bank has decided to lower reserve requirements by 0.25 percentage points to release medium - and long-term liquidity exceeding 500 billion yuan
The People's Bank of China announced on the 14th that it has decided to lower the reserve requirement ratio for financial institutions by 0.25 percentage points on September 15, 2023. After this reduction, the weighted average reserve requirement ratio of financial institutions is about 7.4%.
According to relevant personnel from the People's Bank of China, China's economic operation is continuously recovering, endogenous momentum is continuously increasing, and social expectations are continuously improving. The current reduction in the reserve requirement ratio of financial institutions aims to consolidate the foundation of economic recovery and maintain reasonable and sufficient liquidity.
It is reported that this is the second reserve requirement reduction this year, and it is expected to release over 500 billion yuan of medium - and long-term liquidity. The first reserve requirement reduction of this year has been implemented in March, and the two reserve requirement reductions within the year have reduced the reserve requirement ratio of financial institutions by 0.5 percentage points, releasing over one trillion yuan in medium - and long-term liquidity.
The People's Bank of China stated that it will accurately and effectively implement a prudent monetary policy, maintain reasonable and sufficient liquidity, maintain reasonable credit growth, match the growth rate of money supply and social financing scale with the same economic growth rate, better support key areas and weak links, balance internal and external factors, maintain basic exchange rate stability, firmly support the sustained recovery and improvement of the real economy, and promote the effective improvement of quality and reasonable growth of quantity in the economy.
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Please refer to today's Liberation Daily 1st edition for details
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Please refer to today's Liberation Daily 1st edition for details
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Please refer to today's Liberation Daily 2nd edition for details
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§International
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