Chinese banks embrace cheaper short-term loan rates despite margin risks
•Chinese banks are now pricing corporate loans based on short-term interbank repo rates instead of the benchmark loan prime rate (LPR).
•This shift has raised concerns among investors about the banks' profitability amidst already low net interest margins.
•The average net interest margin for the banking sector hit a record low of nearly 1.4 percent in the first quarter.
→Chinese banks are now pricing corporate loans based on short-term interbank repo rates instead of the benchmark loan prime rate (LPR).
→This shift has raised concerns among investors about the banks' profitability amidst already low net interest margins.
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