The ECB and PBoC have extended their currency swap deal for a further three years

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The ECB and PBoC have extended their currency swap deal for a further three years

The existing deal has been extended out to 8 October 2025. The maximum size is unchanged at 350 billion renminbi and 45 billion euros.ECB statement:"F

The existing deal has been extended out to 8 October 2025. The maximum size is unchanged at 350 billion renminbi and 45 billion euros.
ECB statement:

  • “From a Eurosystem perspective, the arrangement serves as a backstop facility to address potential sudden and temporary CNY liquidity shortages for euro area banks as a result of disruptions in the renminbi market”

i.e. the deal helps ensure euro area banks don’t run short of Chinese renminbi.

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