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June 2006

With Beijing keen to dispose of some of its huge foreign exchange reserves, domestic firms are busy drawing up wish lists in anticipation of an international spending spree

China's biggest export for the foreseeable future seems certain to be money. Outflows of capital have topped US$$600 billion over the past three years. A recent HSBC research report suggests that this will swell to US$420 billion annually by 2008, swamping the foreign funds coming into the country. The foreign exchange reserves kitty has now ballooned to a record US$875 billion. That presents a big problem and a bigger opportunity.

Vice Finance Minister Yi Long said at the Asian ...

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