[central Bank: a total of 125 billion yuan for medium-term lending facilities in May] in May, in order to maintain reasonable and adequate liquidity in the banking system, combined with the liquidity needs of financial institutions, the people's Bank of China carried out medium-term lending facilitation operations for financial institutions totaling 125 billion yuan, with an one-year term, and the interest rate was 2.75%, unchanged from the previous month. The balance of the loan facility at the end of the period is 5.154 trillion yuan.