The People’s Bank of China, in a statement published on its official website, said that country’s foreign exchange reserve reported a growth of 23.3 per cent and stood at a record US$2.399 trillion by December end. Forex reserve was at US$2.27 trillion by the end of September last year.
China’s foreign exchange reserve continued to rise in recent years due to large scale investments and trading activities despite the adverse impact of global slowdown. The market got good supply of hot money-the short term investment mode in which investors prefer to invest for short term economic gains.
Tom Orlik, an analyst with Stone & McCarthy Research Associates in Beijing, claimed that the country got around $105 billion hot money in 2009.
Meanwhile, export segment of the country, the key driver of forex reserve, recorded a growth of 17.7 per cent in December after falling for 13 consecutive months. China surpassed Europe’s biggest economy in November for becoming the world’s largest exporting nation.
China, according to its western trading partners, intentionally keeps the Yuan’s value low for increasing its export.
The People’s Bank of China, in a statement published on its official website, said that country’s foreign exchange reserve reported a growth of 23.3 per cent and stood at a record US$2.399 trillion by December end. Forex reserve was at US$2.27 trillion by the end of September last year.
China’s foreign exchange reserve continued to rise in recent years due to large scale investments and trading activities despite the adverse impact of global slowdown. The market got good supply of hot money-the short term investment mode in which investors prefer to invest for short term economic gains.
Tom Orlik, an analyst with Stone & McCarthy Research Associates in Beijing, claimed that the country got around $105 billion hot money in 2009.
Meanwhile, export segment of the country, the key driver of forex reserve, recorded a growth of 17.7 per cent in December after falling for 13 consecutive months. China surpassed Europe’s biggest economy in November for becoming the world’s largest exporting nation.
China, according to its western trading partners, intentionally keeps the Yuan’s value low for increasing its export.
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