IMF urges more flexible yuan policy

Rodrigo Rato, the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director, on Thursday 24 June told China's leaders that now would be a good time to make their yuan exchange rate policies more flexible.

"The authorities ... want to make sure that conditions are suitable before introducing greater flexibility," Rato, who met Premier Wen Jiabao and other ranking officials, said in a statement as he left China after a day of talks.

"I emphasized the advantages of making such a move from a position of

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.