A: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on1October 30 165438 local time that RMB was formally included in the IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR) currency basket, and the resolution took effect on 20 16+ 16 years1October 30.

This means that RMB has become a new member of the SDR currency basket after the US dollar, euro, Japanese yen and British pound, and it is also the first emerging market currency to join the SDR currency basket.