China may fine-tune loan-to-deposit ratio rule

China’s bank watchdog may fine-tune loan-to-deposit ratio rules to improve lenders’ risk controls as interest rates are gradually liberalised, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.

A China Business News report said the China Banking Regulatory Commission Chairman Shang Fulin told a recent internal meeting that extensive research would be carried out on current rules on loan-to-deposit ratios and the methodology would be enhanced.

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