A Decade of RMB Internationalization
Cheung, Yin-Wong (21.12.2020)
Numero
13/2020Julkaisija
Bank of Finland
2020
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:bof-202012222596Tiivistelmä
This article recounts China’s renminbi (RMB) internationalization experiences since the 2009 RMBcross-border trade settlement initiative. In the first few years, the RMB made inroads into global financial markets and had a few remarkable accomplishments, including the Special Drawing Right currency status. Since the 2015 market turmoil, RMB internationalization has levelled off – possibly due to changes in both domestic and geopolitical conditions. The RMB is currently under-represented in the global market compared with China’s economic importance. China’s deliberate and schematic policies will elevate the RMB’s global stature in a gradual manner but there will not be a leapfrogging in the near term.
Sisällysluettelo
Contents
Abstract ....... 3
1. Introduction...... 4
2. Policies to promote RMB internationalization...... 5
2.1 Local RMB clearing banks ....... 5
2.2 Bilateral local currency swap agreements...... 6
2.3 The RQFII program ...... 7
2.4 Other policy measures....... 7
2.4.1 The SDR...... 7
2.4.2 Commodity pricing ....... 8
2.4.3 International initiatives ....... 9
3. The RMB’s global status........ 9
3.1 Global FX trading ....... 9
3.2 Share of global reserves....... 10
3.3 Use in world payment transactions......... 12
3.4 The Renminbi Globalization Index......... 12
4. Offshore RMB trading ........ 13
5. RMB internationalization in retrospect...... 15
5.1 A decade of ups and downs........ 15
5.2 Multipronged strategy: positive and negative factors........ 16
6. Final thoughts....... 18
References........ 19
Appendix........ 24
Abstract ....... 3
1. Introduction...... 4
2. Policies to promote RMB internationalization...... 5
2.1 Local RMB clearing banks ....... 5
2.2 Bilateral local currency swap agreements...... 6
2.3 The RQFII program ...... 7
2.4 Other policy measures....... 7
2.4.1 The SDR...... 7
2.4.2 Commodity pricing ....... 8
2.4.3 International initiatives ....... 9
3. The RMB’s global status........ 9
3.1 Global FX trading ....... 9
3.2 Share of global reserves....... 10
3.3 Use in world payment transactions......... 12
3.4 The Renminbi Globalization Index......... 12
4. Offshore RMB trading ........ 13
5. RMB internationalization in retrospect...... 15
5.1 A decade of ups and downs........ 15
5.2 Multipronged strategy: positive and negative factors........ 16
6. Final thoughts....... 18
References........ 19
Appendix........ 24
Julkaisuhuomautus
Published in Economic and Political Studies online