Chinese yuan's SDR inclusion to boost global trade: Ghanaian minister
Updated: 2016-10-28 07:25
(Xinhua)
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A clerk counts money for a client at an Agricultural Bank of China branch in Hainan province. [Photo/IC] |
ACCRA - The admission of the Chinese renminbi (RMB) in the global convertible currencies by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will boost global trade and economic growth, Ghana's finance minister Seth Terkper said.
The IMF announced the decision in September to include the renminbi in its Special Drawing Rights (SDR).
He told Xinhua that the decision was a laudable one given the key position China occupied in the global economy.
"China's economy has been enlarging and has been propelling the global trade as well as growth and, despite the cooling off, you still have China being very strong," Terkper noted.
According to the minister, steps in Ghana to make the renminbi a tradable currency predated the IMF decision.
"In Ghana we did recognize the strength of the renminbi already and the Bank of Ghana in its basket actually uses the renminbi as part of its mix of currencies ... I am also aware that some commercial banks have established renminbi windows for businesses," Terkper disclosed.
The reason, according to him, is that trade between Ghana and China has been picking up steam and an renminbi window would save much trouble for traders.
The minister also touched on the benefits of the IMF decision to the fortunes of bilateral trade with China, explaining that an exporter who earns renminbi in China could use that currency which is now convertible to buy input back to facilitate his or her business.
"This was cumbersome in the past when the renminbi was not a convertible currency. So it is early yet but you can see the trade and investment benefits," Terkper added.
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