Officials have recently expressed worries about strains on the liquidity of smaller Banks, and the lower reserve ratio will free up more funds for them to lend.

相关官员最近对小银行的流动性压力表示了担忧，下调存款准备金率将会令它们有更多资金可用于发放贷款。

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On Thursday, strategists at Nomura Securities in China said they expect the government to lower reserve ratio requirements as early as this month, freeing up lending at Chinese banks.

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