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\nStandard Chartered Bank has raised its residential mortgage rate in Hong Kong, and other banks are expected to follow suit.
\nStandard Chartered cited the increased cost of doing business following the Hong Kong Monetary Authority\u2019s latest risk management measures as the reason.
\nThe bank will increase the interest rate on its mortgages linked to the Hibor benchmark by 10 basis points, effective May 29. The new interest rate will be Hibor plus 1.4 per cent.
\nHibor linked mortgages in Hong…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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