The move is largely symbiolic and will take a year to be effective.
Nevil Gibson Tue, 01 Dec 2015
The International Monetary Fund is adding the Chinese yuan to its basket of four world currencies that comprise its special drawing rights for last-resort loans.
The IMF’s move has been signalled for some time and won’t take effect until late next year.
At present, the yuan, also known as the
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