The IMF has endorsed the renminbi as a freely usable currency, recognising China’s increased importance in the global financial market. The renminbi’s journey to attaining this status was never straightforward.
The IMF could announce this week whether it wants to add renminbi to the special drawing rights basket of currencies. Some banks are betting that China has done enough.
Siemens, Alibaba, Huawei and ZTE are all in the second batch of SAFE’s pilot for cross-border FX cash sweeping, netting and centralised payments transactions, CT has learnt.
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ICBC’s Singapore branch can now provide renminbi cross-border settlements. What factors will help Singapore to rival Hong Kong as a renminbi hub and what will it mean for the CNH? CT asks the experts