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The monetary policy of China aims to keep the value of the Renminbi, the official currency of the People's Republic of China, stable and contribute to economic growth. Monetary policy concerns the actions of a central bank or other regulatory authorities adopt to manage and regulate currency and credit in order to achieve certain macroeconomic goals.

Monetary policy tools

Open market operations

It refers to the central bank ’s policy of buying and selling government bonds to control the money supply and interest rate in the financial market .

Deposit reserve policy

It means that the central bank imposes a deposit reserve ratio on deposits of commercial banks, etc.

Central Bank Loans

It refers to the central bank to use monetary base to specialized banks, other financial institutions, in a variety of ways of financial intermediation general term.

Interest rate policy

Central bank ’s policies and measures to control and regulate market interest rates in order to influence the supply and demand of social funds .

Exchange rate policy

Lifting of a government using the national currency exchange rate to control the feed exports and capital flows in order to reach the international balance of payments purposes.

Permanent loan facilities

It is a Short-term Liquidity Operation, it is used when there is a temporary fluctuation in the liquidity of the banking system.

2010s policy tools

As well as heralding a market-based approach, the system and its range of tools offers the central bank more autonomy to set policy and marks a significant change for monetary policy making in China.

Starting in 2016, the PBoC has used a market-based approach involving closer management of liquidity in the banking system and an expanded range of tools, such as repos (or reverse repurchase agreements) and lending facilities, to promote better capital allocation and guide market interest rates to more closely match its objectives. The new tools allow the central bank to be more proactive and targeted in how it goes about handling monetary policy.

During the era of low to zero interest-rates, the PBoC maintained moderate interest rates unlike most other major central banks. According to an analyst cited by CNBC, this stabilized the economy and slowed down the rise of property values. Instead the PBoC utilizes targeted tools to stimulate specific areas of the economy, an approach that central banks elsewhere started to follow.

The renminbi currency value is also heavily influenced by other government policy instruments such as capital controls and trade policy, for instance restrictions on the import of gold paid in dollars.

Policy objectives

Pan Gongsheng, deputy governor of the PBoC, stated that the internationalization of the renminbi (currency of China) is a major highlight of China's financial reform in the past decade. They have set new objectives on which to focus their new policy: first, to adhere to the "priority in national currency" and expand the cross-border use of renminbi; second constantly promote the convertibility of the capital account in RMB; third, consolidate the market base for the reform of the exchange rate commodification; finally, improve the macro prudential management framework.

The monetary policy of the PBoC has been among the most advanced in terms of green finance according to ratings. The PBoC used both window guidance as well as favouring green bonds markets in its open market operations to encourage green finance in China.

Interest rates

Previously, interest rates set by the bank were always divisible by nine, instead of by 25 as in the rest of the world. However, since the central bank began to increase rates by 0.25 percentage points on October 19, 2010, this is no longer the case.

PBC latest interest rate changes:

Reserve requirement ratio

PBC latest reserve requirement ratio (RRR) changes:

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