The effect of PBoC's loan prime rate reform in 2019 on the profitability of Chinese banks and corporations

Using data from China, we show how the profitability of Chinese banks and corporations evolved after the Loan Prime Rate (LPR) reform in August 2019. With lending rates falling after the reform, we derived empirical results that the profitability of Chinese banks, measured by its return on assets (R...

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Main Authors: Kwong, Hui Lin, Lee, Wei Jie, Lim, Yu Li
Other Authors: Yeow Hwee Chua
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175450