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The Moroccan dirham emerges as an alternative currency in African markets

As European banks retreat, debt balloons, and price volatility spooks central banks, Morocco's national currency is increasingly being used in continental trading.

Mohamed Sharki 01 December 2025

Employees count bundles of Yemeni Riyal banknotes at the Central Bank of Yemen in Sanaa on January 7, 2020.

Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Politicising Yemen’s currency: new Houthi notes part of a pattern

Far from being a technicality, the militia that controls much of Yemen's west and north is using the rial and the physical expression of money to alter the state's identity.

Anwar Al-Ansi 26 July 2025

A China yuan note is seen in this illustration photo May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

Argentina and China Formalize Currency Swap Deal

Argentina and China have formalized the expansion of a currency swap deal, allowing the South American country to increase its depleted foreign currency reserves, the Argentine central bank said on…

09 January 2023

U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Dollar Slides on Expectations of Less Hawkish Fed, Euro at 1-Month High

The euro climbed back above parity against the dollar for the first time in a month on Wednesday after poor U.S. economic data reinforced speculation that the Federal Reserve will slow its interest…

26 October 2022

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Dollar Hits 20-Year High as Markets Hunker Down for Higher Rates for Longer

The U.S dollar climbed to a 20-year high against other major currencies on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signalled interest rates would be kept higher for longer to bring down…

29 August 2022

Does the Dollar Dominance Matter for the US?

The dollar dominance has been a matter of controversy since the last decades of the 1900s. IMF reports show that the Dollar's share in the global foreign exchange reserve fell from 70% in 1999 to 59%…

Saif Al Abri 30 April 2022

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