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THU · 2026-06-11 · 12:42 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0611-83604
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Hong Kong, Indonesia move towards direct transactions in yuan, rupiah

The People's Bank of China, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), and Bank Indonesia have signed an agreement to establish a framework for direct bilateral transactions between Indonesia and Hong Kong. This initiative, announced on Thursday, aims to facilitate the direct exchange and settlement of Indonesian rupiah and Chinese yuan for cross-border trade and investment activities involving companies and institutions in both regions.

Zhu WenqianSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-11 · 12:42 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Hong Kong, Indonesia move towards direct transactions in yuan, rupiah
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The People's Bank of China, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), and Bank Indonesia have signed an agreement to establish a framework for direct bilateral transactions between Indonesia and Hong Kong. This initiative, announced on Thursday, aims to facilitate the direct exchange and settlement of Indonesian rupiah and Chinese yuan for cross-border trade and investment activities involving companies and institutions in both regions. The agreement is intended to improve the efficiency of these transactions and promote increased use of regional currencies.

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This initiative was designed to encourage greater use of regional currencies.

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This initiative was designed to enhance the efficiency of cross-border transactions.

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The parties aimed to implement a currency transaction framework for the direct exchange and settlement of Indonesian rupiah and Chinese yuan.

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People’s Bank of China, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Bank Indonesia signed an agreement to create a framework for bilateral transactions.

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The People’s Bank of China, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Indonesia" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="144496" data-entity-type="organization">Bank Indonesia signed an agreement on Thursday to create a framework for bilateral transactions between Indonesia and Hong Kong.The parties aimed to implement a currency transaction framework for the direct exchange and settlement of Indonesian rupiah and Chinese yuan in cross-border trade and investment activities among companies and institutions in Indonesia and Hong Kong, according to an HKMA statement.This initiative was designed to enhance the efficiency of cross-border transactions, while encouraging greater use of regional currencies, it said.
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