RPT-China central bank lends 900.00 mln yuan via standing lending facility in July

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BEIJING, Aug 1 (Reuters) - China's central bank extended

900.00 mln yuan ($135.64 mln) of loans to local financial

institutions in July via its standing lending facility (SLF), it

said on Monday.

The total outstanding amount of SLF loans was 400.00 mln

yuan at end-July, the central bank said.

The People's Bank of China uses the SLF and the medium-term

lending facility as tools for managing short- and medium-term

liquidity in the country's banking syste

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