China liberalizes bank lending rates in reform push

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Reuters BEIJING
Last Updated : Jul 19 2013 | 4:55 PM IST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank announced long-awaited interest rate reforms on Friday, scrapping the previous floor on the rates that banks charge clients for loans.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) also said in a statement on its website that it would remove controls over bill discount rates. It did not remove a cap on deposit rates.

The new rules come into effect on Saturday.

(Reporting by Kevin Yao; Writing by Jason Subler)

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First Published: Jul 19 2013 | 4:48 PM IST

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