People's Bank of China, Circular on Matters Relevant to the Engagement in Renminbi Interest Rate Swap Business

中国人民银行关于开展人民币利率互换业务有关事宜的通知

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Interest rate swaps allowed for all market participants in the national interbank bond market.

Clp Reference: 3600/08.01.18 Promulgated: 2008-01-18 Effective: 2008-02-18

Issued: January 18 2008
Effective: 30 days after the date of issuance

Applicability: The term “renminbi interest rate swap” (Interest Rate Swap) refers to a financial contract whereby both parties to the transaction agree to exchange their interests calculated according to the agreed renminbi principal and interest rate within a certain time period in the future.

The reference interest rate for Interest Rate Swaps shall be the market interest rate that serves as a base on the interbank market announced by organizations such as the National Interbank Loans Centre as authorized by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) or the base interest rate announced by the PBOC (Article 1).

Main Contents: Among the participants in the national interbank bond market (Market Participants), the financial institutions with the qualifications of market makers or qualifications for settlement agency business may conduct Interest Rate Swap transactions with any other Market Participant. Other financial institutions may conduct Interest Rate Swap transactions with all financial institutions based on their own needs. Non-financial institutions may only conduct Interest Rate Swaps for the purpose of hedging with financial institutions that have the qualifications of market makers or qualifications for settlement agency business (Article 2).

Related Legislation: PRC People's Bank of China Law (Revised), Dec 27 2003, CLP 2004 No.1 p.4

Repealed Legislation: Circular on Matters Relevant to Pilot Projects for Launch of Renminbi Interest Rate Swap Transactions, Jan 24 2006, CLP 2006 No.1 p.4

clp reference:3600/08.01.18promulgated:2008-01-18effective:2008-02-18

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