Times of Islamabad

In a historic move, Pakistan and China abondon US dollar in 15 billion bilateral trade

In a historic move, Pakistan and China abondon US dollar in 15 billion bilateral trade

*ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and China have decided to abondon dollar in bilateraltrade.*

*Pakistan and China will start trading in yuan now, instead of dollars. **Yuanis the currency of China.*

“The trade between Pakistan and China has been valued at $15 billion,” saidInformation minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday. The two countries areworking on improving their economic cooperation, he remarked.

“China has stood by us at all times,” he said. “We built a corridortogether, and now we are opening its doors for agriculture and newindustrial zones.”

The currency swap arrangement between the State Bank and People’s Bank ofChina has been extended by three years.