China central bank steps up financial support to disaster-hit Xizang

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank has added 5 billion yuan (about 737 million U.S. dollars) to its relending quota for agriculture and small businesses in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region to support disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction, the People's Bank of China said Thursday. The move is aimed at guiding and encouraging financial institutions to step up credit support for