World currency

The new 'Great Game': What awaits us?

New players who were on the sidelines of the Cold War's bipolar global order have now rejoined the fray. Despite the global financial crisis, the "Middle Kingdom" has conquered a place on almost all of the world's playing fields. Beijing has positioned itself to challenge the dollar as the global reserve currency and extend its position of power throughout the world.

China, Turkey renew 12 bln yuan bilateral currency swap deal

China and Turkey will renew a currency swap deal and expand its scale, according to a statement released by the Chinese central bank on Nov. 16, as reported by Reuters. 

The scale of the three-year agreement will expand to 12 billion yuan ($1.88 billion), based on the mutual consent, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said in a statement.