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Quick take | Not the stimulus you seek: the anticlimactic backstory to the December RRR cut

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Last week, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced that it would cut banks’ reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) by 50 basis points.
The policy comes into force on Wednesday, December 15, so now seems like a good time to explain to Neopol subscribers what’s happening – and why it matters.
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