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Chinese mainland, HK sign currency swap agreement

The mainland and Hong Kong signed Tuesday a three-year currency swap deal worth 200 billion yuan (28.6 billion U.S. dollars). The move by the central government is aimed to help stabilize the Hong Kong economy and its currency. ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Jan 20 2009

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