Nov. 6, 2009 (China Knowledge) -The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd, HSBC's Asian unit, yesterday said it would keep its prime lending rate unchanged at 5.00%, after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the city's de facto central bank, had announced that it would maintain its benchmark interest rate at 0.50%.
The HKMA's announcement was in line with the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee's d
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