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China to raise forex deposit reserve ratio to 6% starting November 15

Reuters

BEIJING, ‌Nov 3 (Reuters) - China's central ​bank ‌said on Tuesday ‌it will raise ‌the foreign exchange deposit reserve ratio for ⁠financial institutions ‌to 6% ⁠from 4% from ​November 15.

The decision to ​raise the ​ratio ‌is aimed ​at ⁠strengthening the ‌management of foreign ​exchange ​liquidity in financial institutions, the People’s Bank ‌of China said.

(Reporting ‌by ​Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by ‌Jacqueline Wong)