Bolivia becomes third South American nation to trade in Chinese yuan

(VOVWORLD) - After Brazil and Argentina, Bolivia has become the latest South American country to use the Chinese yuan instead of the US dollar in import and export trade payments.

Bolivia becomes third South American nation to trade in Chinese yuan - ảnh 1(Photo: VCG)

China is Bolivia's second-largest trading partner and its primary source of imports.

According to Chinese customs data, bilateral trade between China and Bolivia in the first half of this year went up 77.4% from the same period last year.

Argentina announced in April that it will use Chinese yuan to pay for goods imported from China. In February Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding with China to use yuan for transactions clearing in Brazil.

The yuan is a unit of renminbi, the world’s 5th largest settlement currency, 3rd largest trade finance currency, and 5th largest international reserve currency.

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