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PBOC Unveils New Measures to Cement Hong Kong’s Yuan Hub Status
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Central Banks PBOC Unveils New Measures to Cement Hong Kong’s Yuan Hub Status China’s central bank announced a slew of measures aimed at expanding an investment channel between Hong Kong’s financial market and the mainland, as well as enhancing the city’s role in promoting overseas use of the yuan. The total size of the so-called RMB Business Facility will more than double to 500 billion yuan ($74 billion), giving local banks greater access to the Chinese currency in the form of loans from...
Central Banks
PBOC Unveils New Measures to Cement Hong Kong’s Yuan Hub Status
China’s central bank announced a slew of measures aimed at expanding an investment channel between Hong Kong’s financial market and the mainland, as well as enhancing the city’s role in promoting overseas use of the yuan.
The total size of the so-called RMB Business Facility will more than double to 500 billion yuan ($74 billion), giving local banks greater access to the Chinese currency in the form of loans from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, according to Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China.