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24 Aug, 2011

China extends yuan trade settlement to whole country | chinadaily.com.cn

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BEIJING – China announced on Tuesday that all parts of the country are able to use its national currency, the yuan or Renminbi, in cross-border trade settlements.

Previously, only 20 provincial regions in the country could conduct cross-border trade settlements in yuan.

The policy was announced by the People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, and five other financial authorities.

The extension is a crucial step in boosting cross-border use of yuan, which is stated in the country’s 12th Five-year Plan (2011-2015), and will better serve enterprises’ needs and further facilitate trade and investment, the central bank said in a statement on its website.

Read more: China extends yuan trade settlement to whole country|Economy|chinadaily.com.cn.