China: what are the motivations of the recent depreciation of the RMB?
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By Christophe Destais
The decision to change the exchange rate regime of the renminbi taken by the Chinese authorities at the beginning of August might be less a response to the economic downturn than a further step, against all odds, in a bold but risky financial liberalization agenda.