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Currency systems

Opinion & Features

Brics currencies are no realistic alternative to the US dollar

Set up as a public-private partnership, Lao Bullion Bank currently operates out of a five-storey building in the capital, Vientiane.
ASEAN Business

Gold-rich Laos hits mother lode with S-E Asia’s first bullion bank amid inflation, currency blues

The ringgit movement remained volatile in the first six months due to persistent strength of the US dollar
Companies & Markets

Momentum gauge signals risk to South-east Asia currency rally

FILE PHOTO: The Toyota logo is seen at its booth during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
International

Japan’s biggest firms set for US$9.3 billion profit from weak yen

Thai baht banknotes of various denominations sit inside a drawer for an arranged photograph at a Super Rich 1965 Co. currency exchange store in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. Thailand's baht fell to the weakest level since August 2010 after Federal Reserve minutes showed officials support a cut in stimulus this year should the U.S. economy improve. Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg
Companies & Markets

Thailand relaxes rules on non-resident baht transactions

Chinese Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustration taken February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Companies & Markets

PBOC sells more yuan bills in Hong Kong, tempers downward yuan pressure

india indian rupee Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg
International

India looking at ways to broaden rupee's global reach

Given that flexible exchange rates are no panacea, and that some version of original sin persists, EM authorities need to take additional steps to maintain domestic financial stability.
Opinion & Features

Flexible exchange rates and emerging markets 

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