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Yuan set to join IMF basket in step toward currency big leagues
By Andrew Mayeda
Bloomberg News
Friday, November 13, 2015
China's yuan is poised to enter the big leagues of global currencies, according to the judgment of the International Monetary Fund.
IMF staff have recommended the yuan be included in the fund's Special Drawing Rights reserve-currency basket, alongside the U.S. dollar, euro, pound, and yen, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Friday. The staff nod makes approval by the fund's board this month all but certain, as major IMF shareholders including the U.S. have said they will support inclusion if the yuan meets IMF criteria. It would be the first change in the SDR's currency composition since 2001, when the euro replaced the German deutsche mark and French franc.
The Washington-based fund's endorsement would mark a major milestone in a decades-long ascent toward international credibility for the yuan, which was created after World War II and for years could be used only domestically in the Communist-controlled nation. Approval probably will make more countries comfortable including the currency in their foreign-exchange holdings, while boosting President Xi Jinping's drive to open up the world’s second-biggest economy. ...
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