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In this round-up, Stock Connect trading surges this week, HKEx reports record levels of RMB futures trading, AIIB chooses a Chinese national as its president. -
The turbulence in China’s equity and currency markets has led to some doubts about the continuing internationalisation of the renminbi. But China’s regulators are not having second thoughts and have released new guidance supporting the “One Belt One Road” (OBOR) scheme.
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Individual initiatives by China in the commodity space, such as the July launches in Shanghai of a Gold Connect scheme and a new oil and natural gas exchange, may be gaining little traction right off the bat, but they are pieces in a broader strategy devised by the world's largest consumer of commodities. An upcoming oil futures contract, in particular, could see that plan make a leap forward.
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The leaked European Commission draft regulatory proposal on capital treatment for securitizations would repeal articles of other post-crisis regulations in an attempt to harmonise treatment across the European Union.
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The rapid growth in renminbi products and services in South Africa shows the country is well positioned to become Africa’s RMB hub. This is despite the growing competition from other countries on the continent, says Standard Bank.
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The governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the country’s central bank, said on August 17 it was seeking an agreement with People’s Bank of China to become the fourteenth jurisdiction with a RMB qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) quota.
