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Influential economist says Chinese commodity importers should push for RMB pricing

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Zhang Ming thinks China should leverage its position as the world’s top importer of bulk commodities to push yuan-denominated pricing and settlement.

Zhang – a prominent voice on RMB internationalization – is the deputy director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the Chinese Academ...



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