RMB Tracker July 2014

RMB Tracker – What is it?

Monthly reporting and

statistics on renminbi

(RMB) progress

towards becoming an

international currency.

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July RMB Tracker:

3 Source: SWIFT Watch

• South Korea’s RMB payments value increased

by 563% between June 2013 and June 2014,

making South Korea number eight in the world

for RMB payments value, excluding China and

Hong Kong.

• “The announcement by South Korea and

China in early July to set up a new RMB

clearing centre in Seoul will further benefit the

trading activities between the two countries.

• In June 2014, 68.9% of all direct payments

between South Korea and China/Hong Kong

were in RMB, up from 32.8% in June 2013.

• RMB reinforced its position as the seventh

most active currency for global payments and

accounted for 1.55% of payments worldwide.

South Korea cracks the top

10 in RMB payments

Top 10 offshore RMB centres in the world Payments value sent and received, excluding China and Hong Kong

Weight of RMB Payments value Flows sent and received by South Korea with China and Hong Kong

Source: SWIFT Watch

RMB as world payments currency in value

Customer initiated and institutional payments. Inbound + Outbound traffic. Based on value.

RMB payments evolution

Customer initiated and institutional payments. Inbound + Outbound traffic. Based on value.

71%

3%

26%

Jan-

14

72%

3%

25%

Mar-

14

3%

25%

Feb-

14

72%

3%

25%

73%

3%

24%

Dec-

13

74%

4%

22%

Nov-

13

74%

4%

22%

Oct-

13

75%

4%

21%

Sep-

13

76%

4%

20%

Aug-

13

77%

4%

19%

Jul-

13

78%

4%

19%

Jun-

13

78%

4%

18%

May-

13

78%

4%

19%

Apr-

13

79%

4%

17%

Mar-

13

79%

4%

17%

Feb-

13

79%

4%

17%

Jan-

13

Apr-

14

May-

14

72%

79%

5%

16%

Dec-

12

79%

5%

16%

Nov-

12

80%

5%

15%

Oct-

12

79%

6%

15%

Sep-

12

80%

5% 15%

Aug-

12

80%

6%

14%

Jul-

12

80%

6%

14%

Jun-

12

81%

5%

14%

May-

12

79%

7%

14%

Apr-

12

78%

8%

14%

Mar-

12

80%

7%

14%

Feb-

12

79%

7%

14%

Jan-

12

78%

8%

14%

Jun-

14

26%

3%

71%

Source: SWIFT Watch

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