BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday raised a key parameter in its macro-prudential management to expand companies and financial institutions\’ cross-border funding sources, an official statement said.
The macro-prudential adjustment parameter, a multiplier that decides the upper limit of outstanding cross-border financing available to an institution, has been revised from 1.25 to 1.5, according to a joint statement by the People\’s Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
The upward revision aims to further improve the macro-prudential management of cross-border financing and guide enterprises and financial institutions to optimize their asset-liability structure, the statement added.