A new centre set up in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, will expand the use of the yuan settlement in cross-border trade with Africa.
June 1, 2023The rules are aimed at making it easier for foreign institutional investors to participate in China's bond market.
November 21, 2022The FSB's recommendation that the LEI should be used more widely in payments will catalyze increased global LEI adoption, says GLEIF's Clare Rowley.
August 9, 2022The Central Moneymarkets Unit will be further commercialised and upgraded in phases over three years. A new platform will be launched in 2025.
June 14, 2022UK adds seven names to its sanctions list. Goldman and JPMorgan to close Russian operations. Russia to nationalise assets of foreign companies.
March 11, 2022Visa, Mastercard and American Express have all announced decisions to suspend their operations in Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.
March 8, 2022Sberbank and Gazprombank not included in ban; Global banks demonstrating "extreme caution"; Crypto exchanges under pressure to Russia-linked transactions.
March 3, 2022Seven Russian banks will likely be cut off from SWIFT; Japan will freeze Russia's yen reserves; Korea will suspend transactions with seven Russian banks and their subsidiaries.
March 2, 2022Western leaders have committed to removing "selected Russian banks" from the SWIFT financial messaging system to harm their ability to operate globally.
February 28, 2022Standard Chartered Hong Kong is the first foreign bank qualified as a direct participant of China’s Cross-border Interbank Payment System in the offshore market.
February 16, 2022