Currency flexibility needed for China's success

China will need exchange rate flexibility and, eventually, convertibility with open capital markets if it is to carry on succeeding as a large and diverse economy, says Maurice Obstfeld, an academic based at the University of California, Berkeley.

In a research paper, Obstfeld argues that a feasible and attractive exit strategy from the essentially fixed renminbi exchange rate would be a two-stage approach, consistent with steps already taken since July 2005, but going beyond them.

China should

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