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Russia sanctions might increase impetus for Chinese yuan

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As the world becomes more divided by this war, the Chinese yuan may become the safe haven for Russia and other liked-minded countries.

The U.S. dollar has had a tremendous 2021, defying the market’s bearish expectations since the beginning of the year.

Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The share of United States dollar reserves held by central banks across the world fell to 59 per cent—its lowest level in 25 years, during the fourth quarter of 2020. This is according to the just-released International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves (COFER) survey. Some analysts claimed this partly reflected the declining role of the US dollar in the global economy, in the face of competition from other currencies ...

By: Andrew Moran The global economy is in the early days of digitalizing currencies. Central banks worldwide are either in the infancy period of transitioning to digital money or deliberating digitalization’s pros and cons. After a couple of trials in the post-coronavirus recovery, China is placing its bets on the digital yuan, advancing its scope and reach to become the kingpin of fiat money. But market analysts are only now beginning to show an interest in the virtual yuan, potentially out...

We just waved goodbye to a topsy-turvy year 2020, before a volatile 2021 embraces us right ahead. And maybe in nowhere is the volatility more keenly felt than in the global financial market, which has been on a roller coaster ride since the onset of Covid-19. The first 3 months of 2020 saw

China-Bangladesh bilateral currency cooperation enjoys broad prospects Source: The Financial Express Published: 2020/12/28 9:59:00 Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming Photo: Courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in BangladeshIn recent years, the cross-border use of the Renminbi (RMB) has sustained rapid growth, and has maintained robust growth this year even despite the impact of the Covid-19 that has severely hit global trade, finance and economy. Overtaking the US, China became the world...