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Chinese Autonomous Region of Guanxi to Adopt Digital Yuan in Push for ASEAN Trade Integration
20.5.2023
The Chinese autonomous region of Guanxi, located in the south of China, will implement a wide adoption plan for the digital yuan, that includes a push for using it as a trade currency with countries part of the ASEAN bloc. This pilot plan looks to be part of the experimentation to step up the usage...
Russia and Iran Phasing Out US Dollar in Bilateral Trade Settlements
19.5.2023
The governments of Russia and Iran are starting to phase out the usage of the U.S. dollar to conduct bilateral trade settlements. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stated that 80% of Russia-Iran trade transactions are settled using national currencies and that they are considering also...
Chinese Universities Begin Adopting Digital Yuan – Students to Lead CBDC Drive?
18.5.2023
Universities in China say they are adopting the digital yuan, and looking for ways to allow students to use the nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) in “every” aspect of their campus lives.
In an interview with the Chinese media outlet Stockstar, one of the firms at the center of...
Hunan Province, China, Debuts Digital Yuan Loans for Small Businesses – Another CBDC First?
17.5.2023
Hunan Province, China, has debuted new digital yuan loans for tech startups – with Beijing keen to explore more central bank digital currency (CBDC) financing options.
Per the Changsha Evening News, via JDZ, three startup founders became the first people to be awarded CBDC loans from...
Today in Crypto: BlockFi to Liquidate Platform as Selling It Wouldn’t Generate Enough Value, Justin Sun Fires a Round of Accusations at Huobi Founder’s Brother, Digital Yuan Enters Vietnam Border Region
16.5.2023
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Latam Insights: Bolivia Mulls Chinese Yuan for Trade Settlements, Steve Hanke Proposes 30-Day Solution for Venezuelan Inflation
15.5.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue, Bolivia mulls using the Chinese yuan in international trade settlements, inflation reaches 108.8% in Argentina, and Steve Hanke states he...
South African Minister Tells BRICS Nations Not to Rush Decision on Common Currency
11.5.2023
The South African minister of international relations, Naledi Pandor, has urged Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) countries to be wary of making a hurried decision when they meet in August to discuss launching a common currency. Pandor said her country will “not shy away...
Chinese Province Unveils Digital Yuan Adoption Plan & City Says ‘All’ Buses Now Accept CBDC
10.5.2023
Chinese provinces are continuing to push digital yuan adoption, with the central bank digital currency (CBDC) set to find new uses in the worlds of education and public transport.
Per the media outlet Do News, the coastal province of Jiangsu has promised to launch a platform that will allow...
Dave Ramsey Dismisses De-Dollarization Concerns — Says BRICS Currency, Chinese Yuan Can’t Take Down US Dollar
10.5.2023
Personal finance expert and best-selling author Dave Ramsey has dismissed de-dollarization concerns and the prospects of a BRICS currency, the Chinese yuan, or the Russian ruble displacing the U.S. dollar in international trade. “They don’t have the muscle to take down the dollar,”...
President Raisi Calls on Central Bank of Iran to Ditch US Dollar in Trade, Shift to National Currencies
9.5.2023
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has called on the Central Bank of Iran to lay the groundwork necessary to ditch the U.S. dollar for bilateral trade settlements and to make the switch to use the Iranian real whenever possible. The Central Bank of Iran has already started implementing this policy...
Bank of America: Threats to US Dollar’s Dominance Largely Domestic — Not BRICS Currency or Chinese Yuan
9.5.2023
Bank of America has warned that the key threats to the U.S. dollar’s dominance are largely domestic, as opposed to competition from other currencies, including a BRICS currency. “U.S. fiscal brinkmanship, with risks for government shutdown, or even worse a default, keeps coming up during debt...
Saudi Arabia Joining BRICS Would Accelerate Chinese Yuan’s Use as Trading Currency, Says Professor
6.5.2023
Professor Ashok Swain of Uppsala University’s Department of Peace and Conflict Research says Saudi Arabia joining the BRICS economic bloc “would accelerate the bilateral trading being conducted using the yuan as the trading currency. ” How Saudi Arabia Joining BRICS Could Boost Use of Chinese Yuan...
BNP Paribas teams up with Bank of China to promote digital yuan usage
5.5.2023
The partnership will enable BNP Paribas China's corporate clients to make payments using the digital yuan through an e-CNY management system
BNP Paribas Will Link Digital Yuan to Bank Accounts for Promoting CBDC Use: Report
5.5.2023
BNP Paribas' corporate clients will be able to connect to China's e-CNY through a connection to the Bank of China's system
Banking Giant BNP Paribas to Launch China CBDC Wallet Platform – A Boost for the Digital Yuan?
5.5.2023
The Chinese arm of the French banking titan BNP Paribas announced it will launch a digital yuan wallet management platform, in another boost for China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Per Shanghai Securities Net, BNP Paribas China will be teaming up with the state-owned commercial bank...
Russia Projected to Start Purchasing Chinese Yuan for Its Foreign Reserves as Soon as May
4.5.2023
Russia will start to purchase Chinese yuan for its international reserves as soon as this month, according to reports from Russian economists. While analysts state that the purchases will be small and symbolic in the beginning, these will supposedly demonstrate a turnaround in the economy of...
Hebei, China, Issues Digital Yuan Discount Coupons
3.5.2023
The Chinese province of Hebei is attempting to spur digital yuan adoption by issuing residents central bank digital currency (CBDC) discount coupons.
The coupons, Hebei Daily News reported, will see citizens in Baoding’s Xiong’an New District enjoy subsidized discounts of up to $73.
They can...
Syria Urges BRICS to Lead in Ditching Dollar, Talks Yuan Adoption With China
1.5.2023
BRICS nations can lead efforts to abandon the U.S. dollar in international settlements, according to President Bashar Assad of Syria. At a meeting with China’s top diplomat for the region, the leader of the war-torn Middle Eastern country called for using the Chinese yuan for cross-border trade....
Economist Predicts Shift to Tripolar Reserve Currency World — Yuan, Euro to Disrupt US Dollar’s Dominance
30.4.2023
Economist Stephen Jen, a former Morgan Stanley managing director, expects a shift “from a unipolar reserve currency world to a multipolar world,” with the Chinese yuan, the euro, and the U.S. dollar forming a “tripolar” reserve currency configuration. ‘A Multipolar World’ Economist...
Almost 50 Russian Banks Accept Yuan Deposits Amid Low Demand for Dollar Accounts
29.4.2023
A growing number of banking institutions in Russia are offering customers the option to save in Chinese yuan. The trend coincides with declining demand for U.S. dollar and euro deposits amid currency restrictions that triggered a flight of funds to bank accounts abroad. Demand for Dollar, Euro...