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PBOC holds 10b yuan worth of reverse repos

The People's Bank of China on Thursday conducted 10 billion yuan ($1.55 billion) worth of seven-day, 2.2 percent reverse repos to maintain reasonably ample liquidity in the banking system.

Nation imports chili peppers from Africa

China has imported its first dried chili peppers from Africa, with 200 kg of these products shipped from Rwanda to the central Chinese city of Changsha, local Customs said. On Wednesday, Customs authorities in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, issued an inspection and quarantine certificate for the batch of imports. According to the contract, the supplier in Rwanda will export 50,000 tons of dried chili peppers to Hunan Province within five years.

Xinhua - China Daily