IMF decided to bring the yuan into an international
currency basket
China's
currency has been approved for inclusion in the basket of currencies of
International Monetary Fund (IMF), the US dollar, euro, yen and sterling.
The
decision came after a meeting of more than 20 leaders of the International
Monetary Fund nights 30/11 (Hanoi time). Accordingly,
the IMF will put yuan currency to the list of conversion of Special Drawing
Rights (SDR) - currency convention of this organization. This
is considered a milestone for China's efforts to influence the economic life of
the world - which is dominated with the United States, Europe and Japan for several
decades.
IMF
press release said the decision takes effect from 01.10.2016. According
to Bloomberg, this will be the influential currency 3rd largest in the basket,
with the right number is 10.92%, behind the US dollar (41.73%) and the euro
(30.93%). The
percentage corresponds to the Japanese yen and the British pound is 8.33% and
8.09%. The
rate of this allocation will affect the interest rate that the member states
must pay when borrowing money from the IMF as well as different impact on the
world's capital flows.
In
a statement after the decision is issued, representing 188 member countries,
the IMF executive board said the Chinese yuan has met the conditions of the
"free use" to be present in the basket reserve currency. Previously,
this information was speculation during the second half of November, after IMF
Managing Director - Christine Lagarde said the agency is conducting review to
make a decision.
Launched
in 1969, the SDR is the currency of the IMF convention, which is used in the
credit relationship between the funds with the Member States, or between
countries. Once
disbursed, this medium can be converted into any currency in the basket - US
dollar, euro, yen, pound and yuan now - to meet the needs of the payments
balance economy member.
The
presence of the yuan is the latest change in the structure of the SDR since
1999, after the euro replaced the French franc and the German marks in the
basket of currencies. It
also marks an important milestone in the process of internationalization of yuan
- the currency born after World War II and the only domestic trading for years.
Under
its provisions, the IMF review currency basket structure 5 years and this
organization has refused to take yuan into the SDR in votes in 2010, citing the
Chinese currency has not met to be the
necessary conditions. /.
(Source: VnExpress)