Experts weigh in on central bank move to cut RRR

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, decided on Wednesday to cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for financial institutions by 50 basis points from Jan 6 to spur the real economy.

The move will cut the cash that lenders must hold as reserves, releasing about 800 billion yuan ($114.6 billion) of long-term liquidity to bolster the economy and reduce social financing costs.

Let's take a look what experts say about it.