The Australian Financial Review on the meeting in China this week where the PBOC said it would:

  • Strengthen capital controls to stem large outflows amid growing concern the country is depleting foreign reserves to shore up the currency
  • Will "severely crack down" on illegal foreign currency transactions, including underground banks, which are used by investors to sidestep foreign exchange quotas
  • Would "strengthen checks on the validity and legality of documents" on all foreign currency transactions

More at the link, above