The decision on Sunday to raise the capital reserve ratio for banks, to 20.5 percent of their cash, was the fourth such increase this year.

周日宣布的将银行准备金利率提高到20.5%的决定，是今年第四次。

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The reserve bank of India has already reduced the cash reserve ratio for commercial Banks, among other measures.

印度央行已经采取了降低商业银行存款准备金率等措施。

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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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Earlier in the day China announced it is dropping its reserve requirement ratio for banks by 0.5%.

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The announcement came after China indicated it would loosen monetary policy by lowering the reserve requirement ratio for banks.

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In addition, the People's Bank of China cut its reserve requirement ratio for large banks for the first time since December 2008, following a modest easing for small rural banks last month.

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