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How ASEAN’s push for local-currency trade is meant to work

October 18, 2026October 16, 2026 by independant
Singapore's financial district skyline lit up at dusk

Southeast Asia is building systems to trade and pay in local currencies instead of the US dollar. Here is how local-currency settlement and linked QR payments work, why ASEAN wants them, and their limits.

Categories Business Tags ASEAN, currencies, payments, trade 4 Comments

Understanding central banks across the Asia-Pacific

August 30, 2025 by independant
Understanding central banks across the Asia-Pacific

What central banks across the Asia-Pacific do, how they set interest rates and manage currencies, and why their decisions matter to markets.

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