(Yicai Global) Dec. 26 -- Chinese commercial lenders may issue perpetual bonds, which are fixed income securities with no maturity date.

The Financial Services Committee under the China Marketing Association held a special meeting yesterday to discuss whether such debt instruments could be activated, the People's Bank of China announced on its website. 

Banks are facing a shortage of tier 1 capital, online news outlet East Money reported, citing analysts. Lenders have struggled with liquidity pressures as PBOC skipped reverse repos for 36 consecutive days in November and December.

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