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Bank Interest Rates
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| RMB Lending Rate |
| Types |
Interest Rate
(% per annum)
Dec 21, 2007 |
Interest Rate
(% per annum)
Dec 23, 2008 |
| 1. Short-term loans |
| Within 6 months (including 6 months) |
6.578 |
4.86 |
| 6 months to 1year (including 1 year) |
7.47 |
5.31 |
| 2. Medium and long-term loans |
| 1 to 3 years (including 3 years) |
7.56 |
5.40 |
| 3 to 5 years (including 5 years) |
7.74 |
5.76 |
| More than 5 years |
7.83 |
5.94 |
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| RMB Deposit Rate |
| Types |
Interest rate
(% per annum)
Dec 21, 2007 |
Interest rate
(% per annum)
Dec 23, 2008 |
| 1. Demand deposit |
0.72 |
0.36 |
| 2. Time deposit |
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| (1) deposit and withdraw in lump sum |
| 3 months |
3.33 |
1.71 |
| 6 months |
3.78 |
1.98 |
| 1 year |
4.14 |
2.25 |
| 2 years |
4.68 |
2.79 |
| 3 years |
5.40 |
3.33 |
| 5 years |
5.85 |
3.60 |
| (2) deposit in installments while withdraw in lump sum, deposit in lump sum and withdraw in installments, deposit in lump sum and withdraw the interest periodically |
| 1 year |
3.33 |
1.71 |
| 3 years |
3.78 |
1.98 |
| 5 years |
4.14 |
2.25 |
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| Forex Deposit Rates (dated on 21 December 2008) |
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Interest rate (% per annum) |
HKD |
USD |
EUR |
JPY |
| Demand |
0.0100 |
0.0500 |
0.1000 |
0.0001 |
| 7 Days-notice Deposit |
0.0500 |
0.1000 |
0.3750 |
0.0005 |
| 1 Month |
0.1500 |
0.2500 |
0.7500 |
0.0100 |
| 3 Months |
0.4000 |
0.5000 |
1.0000 |
0.0100 |
| 6 Months |
0.5000 |
0.7500 |
1.1250 |
0.0100 |
| 12 Months |
0.700 |
0.9500 |
1.2500 |
0.0100 |
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24 Months |
0.7500 |
1.0000 |
1.2500 |
0.0100 |
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(Source: Bank Of China)
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