The yuan is still a long way from qualifying for SDR status. It has nothing to do with the 'evil' west/U.S not wanting China to join like some chinese members here think.
I dont know if chinese members here know that to qualify for the basket, currencies must be widely used to make payments in global transactions, and also widely traded in major exchange markets. So in this regard, the share a currency makes up of official reserves, international banking liabilities and global debt securities, as well as the volume of use in foreign-exchange markets are all major factors the IMF considers before granting a currency basket status.
Im sure
@Shotgunner51 ,
@LeveragedBuyout will agree with me that China doesnt yet meet all the crutiria as of now. Since as of the latest figures, the yuan ranked just seventh among currencies as a share of official reserves, behind the four SDR members as well as even the Australian and Canadian dollars. The IMF itself said the yuan constituted just a tiny 1.1 percent of official reserves,
compared with 63.7 percent for the U.S. dollar and over 23% for the euro, and for our pound 4%(i.e almost 4 times china's value, despite the fact that we have a smaller economy/trade). Plus, the yuan also ranks outside the top five in terms of debt securities and currency trading. etc etc
So, as far as China's capital account market is still closed and its currency not freely convertible, then forget about it being included. The dollar, euro, pound, and yen are all fully convertible and their capital account markets are all open, so any country who wants to join this elite club will have to meet this criteria, there will be no favors im afraid. So china shouldnt take it personal IMO.
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