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China's central bank reduces standing lending facility interest rates

16 Aug '23
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  • The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has cut interest rates on its standing lending facility (SLF), reducing the overnight rate to 2.65 per cent and the seven-day and one-month rates to 2.8 per cent and 3.15 per cent respectively.
  • Introduced in 2013, the SLF provides liquidity to financial institutions, allowing them to borrow using qualified collateral.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has announced that it has cut the interest rates on its standing lending facility (SLF). The overnight rate has been reduced by 10 basis points to 2.65 per cent.

The seven-day and one-month rates have each been lowered by the same margin, to 2.8 per cent and 3.15 per cent respectively, as per the country’s central bank.

The SLF, a monetary tool implemented by the central bank in early 2013, functions as a channel to provide liquidity to financial establishments in the country. This facility allows these institutions to borrow from the central bank by using qualified bonds and other credit assets as collateral.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DP)

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