SHANGHAI: China’s bank lending posted a strong rebound in March, according to central bank figures released on Friday, boosting liquidity in the world’s second largest economy.

New loans extended by banks jumped to 1.37 trillion yuan ($211 billion) in March, up sharply from 726.6 billion yuan in February, according to the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank.

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