World Bank says China exchange rate move welcome

The World Bank has said it supports China's plan to move towards a more flexible exchange rate system as it would help the government with the conduct of its domestic monetary policy.

"We support the government's position that a more flexible system would be good," said Bert Hofman, lead economist at the World Bank's office in Beijing, according to Agence-France Presse.

"A more flexible rate would give the government the ability to wage a more independent monetary policy," he said.

Hofman, who was

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