Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 23
PBOC Lets 6 Major Banks Handle Offshore Yuan Deals Directly From Mainland
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 23

PBOC Lets 6 Major Banks Handle Offshore Yuan Deals Directly From Mainland

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 23

Summary

  • Six major Chinese lenders, including ICBC, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China and China Construction Bank, can now conduct offshore yuan transactions directly from the mainland under a new PBOC move.
  • The step narrows the divide between China’s domestic and offshore yuan markets, giving banks a more direct channel to move and manage the currency across jurisdictions.
  • Beijing is using the change to advance its long-running push to internationalize the yuan while still keeping tight control over how the currency is managed.

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