Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: During last week's trading, the index plunged 6.6 percent following Bank Negara's announcement on March 28 of new credit-tightening measures. The central bank limited lending to the property sector to 20 percent of banks' total outstanding loans, excluding homes costing 60,000 dollars and below, infrastructure projects and industrial facilities.

lending