SHANGHAI: China will require foreign financial institutions in the country to hold yuan in reserve, the central bank said Monday as it seeks to stabilise the currency, which has been hit by capital flight.

Until now, overseas banks in China have been set a reserve requirement ratio – the amount of depositor funds they must keep aside – of zero.

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