RMB up to fifth in global payments, overtakes Canadian and Australian dollars

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RMB up to fifth in global payments, overtakes Canadian and Australian dollars

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The renminbi became the fifth world payments currency in November 2014, according to new data just released by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift), overtaking the Canadian and Australian dollars.

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