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Major lenders prepare for yuan internationalization

The inclusion of the yuan in the Special Drawing Rights basket of the International Monetary Fund will bring great business opportunities to commercial banks with an integrated platform serving clients onshore and offshore.

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RMB's inclusion in SDR basket supports China's reforms, IMF deputy managing director

​The historic inclusion of China' s Renminbi into the Special Drawing Right (SDR) basket of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has deeper significance for China and the global economy, said Zhang Tao, deputy managing director of the IMF, on Wednesday.

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China vows further financial reforms after RMB's SDR inclusion

China's central bank said Saturday that the country will continue to push financial reforms and market opening after the inclusion of its currency renminbi into the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Special Drawing Right (SDR) currency basket.

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IMF looks to expand Special Drawing Rights

The International Monetary Fund is exploring ways to broaden the use of its Special Drawing Rights after the leaders of the G20 reached a consensus on the matter at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou.

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IMF approves inclusion of China's RMB in SDR basket

​The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s executive board on Monday approved the inclusion of China' s currency renminbi (RMB) in its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket as an international reserve currency.

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China's RMB joins IMF's elite currency club, tough journey ahead

​The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday announced that the Chinese currency, Renminbi, is eligible for joining its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) currency basket.

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IMF chief supports inclusion of RMB into SDR basket

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said Friday that the IMF staff has proposed the Executive Board to include the Chinese currency, the RMB, into its special drawing right (SDR) currency basket as a fifth currency and she supports it.

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China's financial reform plans sufficient to support RMB's inclusion into SDR

Experts are cautiously optimistic that China's plans for further financial reforms would be sufficient to help its currency renminbi (RMB) meet the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) criteria for joining its benchmark currency basket later this year.

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IMF to review Chinese currency's SDR qualification by end of 2015 as planned: officials

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) still plans to formally review the possibility of adding the Chinese currency renminbi (RMB) to its benchmark currency basket by the end of this year, senior IMF officials said here Tuesday.

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U.S. expert suggests renminbi be included into IMF's Special Drawing Rights basket

​An eminent U.S. scholar has called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to include renminbi, or the yuan, into the basket of the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to reflect the importance of the Chinese economy and its currency.

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IMF's review on inclusion of RMB in SDR basket underway

​The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is conducting a comprehensive assessment over the Chinese currency, or RMB, in its special drawing right (SDR) review to decide whether the currency will be included in the SDR currency basket or not, Zhu Min, deputy managing director of the IMF, said here on Sunday.

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IMF says to study RMB's international use for next SDR basket review later this year

​The board of International Monetary Fund (IMF) will reexamine the international use of yuan or Renminbi (RMB), the Chinese currency, when it reviews the currencies in the basket of the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) later this year, the organization's spokesman Gerry Rice said Thursday.