China's Yuan Falling Short: Huge Gap Between Actual and Potential Usage
The article discusses the potential for China's currency, the renminbi (RMB), to become a global currency. The researcher found that only a small amount of RMB is currently used for trade invoicing, despite its potential for much higher usage. To increase RMB's international usage, the researcher suggests relaxing state capital controls, allowing more convertibility of the RMB, and reforming the financial sector.