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Pak allows yuan in trade with China

The State Bank of Pakistan said on Monday that all arrangements for using the Chinese currency for trade and investment were already in place

Pak allows yuan in trade with China
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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Pakistan’s central bank has allowed the Chinese yuan to be used for bilateral trade and investment activities, a move which could replace the US dollar for transactions in the strategic CPEC projects.

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Monday that all arrangements for using the Chinese currency for trade and investment were already in place.
 
The adoption of yuan means that Pakistan and China would be able to replace the US dollar for transactions in the $US 50-billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal had said on December 19 that the government was

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