| 1. | A higher reserve ratio provides more protection in the event of a downturn.
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| 2. | Banks create money based on the legislated ( or customary ) reserve ratio.
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| 3. | Many nations are in the process of eliminating reserve ratios.
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| 4. | He did not say what the current reserve ratios are.
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| 5. | Commercial banks have to maintain a minimum cash balance known as the cash reserve ratio.
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| 6. | In 1991 commercial banks pressured the government to reduce their 35 percent minimum reserve ratio.
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| 7. | The bank last lowered reserve ratios in November, by 0.25 percentage point to 0.50 percentage point.
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| 8. | The central bank said it has not yet made any decision on the reserve ratio cut.
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| 9. | The government also said it would lower bank reserve ratios and interest rates at appropriate times.
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| 10. | Measures could include cuts in the bank reserve ratio or more interest rate cuts, they said.
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