How would Capital Account Liberalisation Affect China's Capital Flows and the Renminbi Real Exchange Rates?

Dong He, Lillian Cheung, Wenlang Zhang and Tommy Wu ()
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Lillian Cheung: Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Wenlang Zhang: Hong Kong Monetary Authority

No 92012, Working Papers from Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research

Abstract: In this paper we study the determinants of gross capital flows, project the size of China's international investment positions in 2020 and analyse the implications for the renminbi real exchange rates. We assume in this exercise that the renminbi will have largely achieved capital account convertibility by the end of this decade, a timetable consistent with recent proposals by the People's Bank of China. Our analysis shows that China's gross international investment positions would grow significantly, and inflows and outflows would become much more balanced. The private sector would turn its net liability position into a balanced position, and the official sector would reduce its net asset position significantly, relative to the country¡¦s GDP. Because of the increasing importance of private sector foreign claims and the decreasing importance of official foreign reserves, China would be able to earn higher net investment incomes from abroad. Overall, China would continue to be a net creditor, with the net foreign asset position as a share of GDP remaining largely stable through this decade. These findings suggest that the renminbi real exchange rate would not be particularly sensitive to capital account liberalisation as capital flows are expected to be two-sided. The renminbi real exchange rate would likely be on a path of moderate appreciation as China is expected to maintain a sizeable growth differential with its trading partners.

Keywords: Capital Account Liberalisation; Net Foreign Asset Position; Exchange Rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F21 F31 F37 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2012-04
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