By King & Wood Mallesons’ Banking Group
1. Overview
- On 20 February 2014, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) issued the Measures Supporting the Expansion of Cross-border Use of Renminbi in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (《关于支持中国(上海)自由贸易试验区扩大人民币跨境使用的通知》)(PBOC Notice). The PBOC Notice provides various policy support in relation to the cross-border use of Renminbi (RMB) in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ), including: (1) cross-border RMB settlement for current account and direct investment; (2) individual RMB settlement account; (3) offshore RMB borrowings by FTZ entities; (4) two-way cross-border RMB cash pooling; (5) centralized current account RMB payments and collections; (6)RMB settlement for cross-border e-commerce; and (7) cross-border RMB trading.
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