The People's Bank has cut benchmark rates in order to help some indebted firms cope with the rise in real borrowing costs that has resulted from lower inflation. But the central bank still appears to want to avoid a significant loosening of restrictions on lending or an easing of liquidity conditions and, as a result, the rate cut will be of limited support to credit and economic growth.
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