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The following is a list of CNY exchange rates based on PPP, estimated according to the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outloo wek (WEO) database from 2006–present. The exchange rate shown is Intl$. 1 to Chinese yuan (CNY).
Since the Chinese economic reforms of 1978, China has become the world's biggest exporter, second largest economy and biggest manufacturer in the world. [4] [5] For most of its early history, the renminbi was pegged to the U.S. dollar at ¥2.46 per USD. During the 1970s it was revalued, until it reached ¥1.50 per USD in 1980.
However, in written Chinese contexts, the Chinese character for yuan (Chinese: 元; lit. 'constituent', 'part') or, in formal contexts Chinese: 圆; lit. 'round', usually follows the number in lieu of a currency symbol. Renminbi is the name of the currency while yuan is the name of the primary unit of the renminbi.
The US dollar remains the world's top currency, followed by the euro, yen and pound, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
A currency pair is the quotation of the relative value of a currency unit against the unit of another currency in the foreign exchange market.The currency that is used as the reference is called the counter currency, quote currency, or currency [1] and the currency that is quoted in relation is called the base currency or transaction currency.
On 28 October 2014 direct currency trading started between the Singapore dollar and the renminbi (CNY/SGD). [136] The Singapore dollar was added to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS)'s platform, which as of 28 October 2014 offers financial operations and transactions between the yuan and ten foreign currencies. [137]
The term Chinese currency may refer to: Renminbi, the currency of the People's Republic of China; New Taiwan dollar, the currency of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Hong Kong dollar, the currency of Hong Kong SAR; Yuan (currency), the base unit of a number of former and present-day currencies in China. Jiao (currency), 1 ⁄ 10 Yuan
This survey collects information on member states’ foreign exchange reserves. With the recent inclusion of the Chinese Yuan, the currency varieties in the 4th quarter of 2016 COFER report includes the U.S. Dollar, the Euro, the Japanese Yen, the British Pound, the Swiss Franc, the Australian Dollar, the Canadian Dollar, and the Chinese Yuan.