Cutting deposit rates to support the economy


BEIJING: Chinese authorities have urged commercial lenders to lower their deposit rates in the government’s latest effort to shore up the world’s second-largest economy, according to sources.

It was recommended to banks that they reduce premiums offered to savers over the benchmark deposit rate by 10 basis points across all tenors, said the sources.

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