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China and the SDR: fuss about nothing

Reports that the IMF has decided not to add the renminbi to the SDR basket until September 2016 at the earliest miss two more important points. First, China’s currency may not be added to the basket for several years; and second, SDR “membership” is much less important than many assume.

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