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Targeted RRR cut to shore up lending growth

Bank lending to small firms should receive a sizeable boost from the planned reduction in the required reserve ratio for many rural banks, pushing up overall bank loan growth in the process. While this won’t provide an immediate prop to growth, it should help to shore up economic activity later this year.

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