US Treasury cautions China over sovereign wealth fund

By johnibii
by P. Parameswaran

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Treasury cautioned China Thursday against using profits derived from its newly launched, cash-flush investment fund to delay reform of the yuan currency.

The China Investment Corporation Ltd. (CIC), launched as a sovereign wealth fund in September with 200 billion dollars capital, wants to boost investment returns on China’s massive foreign reserves and manage reform of domestic financial institutions.

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