Building on local currency resilience


AS Asean strengthens its economic integration, policymakers and central bankers are revisiting a long-standing ambition – to settle more regional trade in local currencies.

The push aims to enable lower transaction costs, reduced reliance on third currencies and greater resilience against external shocks.

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