China curbs bank lending |
Telegraph.co.uk - Jul 30, 2007 |
The Chinese central bank has tightened lending rules for the sixth time this year, marking the government's latest attempt to prevent the country's economy from overheating.
In a statement, The People's Bank of China said it would require lenders to decrease the pool of money available for borrowing by introducing a new ceiling for the level of deposits they are obliged to keep with the central bank.
From mid-August, the Reserve Ratio Requirement threshold will be raised from 11.5pc to 12pc, it said.
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Such measures have had little effect to date, with the Chinese economy expanding by almost 12pc in the last quarter, its fastest rate of growth for 12 years.
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- Posted: 2007-07-30 10:28:19
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