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PBoC holds benchmark rates

Economy
Christian Baha / NL

1 min read

EPA/PETER TREBITSCH

The People's Bank of China (PBoC) announced it decided to leave key interest rates unchanged in March, in line with market expectations.

The central bank maintained its one-year loan prime rate at 3.70%, as projected, and kept its five-year loan prime at the expected 4.60%.

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