Gains from interest rate liberalisation being overplayed

High hopes are being pinned on interest rate liberalisation to inject some vitality into China’s economy. But the full gains from liberalisation will only be realised if the government is willing to allow state-owned borrowers to fail. This is still far from certain.

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