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China agrees to currency swap of $30b with Singapore

China agreed to a 3-year currency swap with Singapore valued at 150 billion yuan or $30 billion, the People’s Bank of China announced on its website today.

The swap, which may be extended, aims to facilitate trade and investment between the two nations, the statement said.

 
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Alda Sigmundsdottir: Is Russia Iceland’s New Best Friend?

At any rate, it seemed very strange to us that suddenly Russia wanted to be our new best friend — particularly as the US was perceived to have turned its back on Iceland a few months earlier by leaving it out of an important currency swap agreement