Finance

Reinforcement from the People’s Bank of China to financial institutions

The People’s Bank of China gave 779 billion yuan to financial institutions through medium-term credit facility

The People’s Bank of China gave 779 billion yuan today to the banking system through medium-term credit facility.

The interest rate on the loan, which was given with a 1-year maturity, was maintained at 2.75%. When it is calculated that the medium-term loan of 700 billion yuan will be returned this month, the net liquidity provided by the People’s Bank of China to the banking system was 79 billion yuan.

The People’s Bank of China also held 7 and 14-day counter-repo operations today. The Central Bank of China, which gave 82 billion yuan by maintaining the interest rate of 2.00 percent in the 7-day reverse repo, gave 74 billion yuan with the 14-day counter repo. The interest rate was maintained at 2.15%.