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The end of Europe's longstanding indifference to the renminbi

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In this Policy Contribution, Jean Pisani-Ferry observes the lack of European interest towards China‘s exchange policy rate. He believes that Europeans, compared to Americans, are slower to react to external developments. The absence of significant external deficit, doubts about which policy stance is desirable, internal disagreements, an untested governance of exchange-rate relations, and a habit of following US leadership may have all contributed to a slow European response. That said,...

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  • Jean Pisani-Ferry, 2008. "The end of Europe's longstanding indifference to the renminbi," Policy Contributions 263, Bruegel.
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    1. Jean Pisani-Ferry & Jérémie Cohen-Setton, 2008. "Asia-Europe: the third link," European Economy - Economic Papers 2008 - 2015 352, Directorate General Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission.

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