Iraqi authorities seize over one billion dinars in counterfeit currency
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iraqi security forces have seized over one billion dinars (around $760,000) in counterfeit currency,...
Currencies
Zhang Ming: A Chinese model for currency internationalisation is taking shape
The dollar’s rise has long suggested a familiar path to currency internationalisation: run trade deficits, supply the world with liquidity...
A weak yen turned Tokyo into a steal. A strong shekel turned Tel Aviv into the world’s most expensive city to buy McDonald’s
A McMeal costs the equivalent of $20.90 in Tel Aviv, the highest price on Earth, and $4.90 in Tokyo, once...
Foreign investors to use won overseas without accounts at Korean banks
A Hana Bank official checks 50,000 won banknotes at the bank's headquarters in Seoul, July 15, 2025. Newsis Korea will...
Won Leads G20 Currencies in July With 4.27% Gain as SK Hynix ADR Inflows Loom
The won’s value rose 4.27% against the dollar in July, marking the biggest appreciation among G20 currencies. Expectations that $26.5...
South Korea to ease FX rules for foreigners to trade won in push to liberalise forex market
Published Sun, Jul 19, 2026 · 12:51 PMSOUTH Korea laid out a detailed plan to make the won freely tradable...
South Korea to ease forex rules for foreigners to trade won in push to liberalise market
The reforms underscore the government’s desire for currency internationalisationPublished Sun, Jul 19, 2026 · 12:51 PMSOUTH Korea has laid out...
S. Korea vows to ease access to won, eyes ‘freely convertible currency’
By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will step up efforts to improve access to the Korean...
South Korea to allow foreign investors to trade won offshore starting in 2027
Starting in 2027, Korea plans to allow offshore won transactions and ease capital rules to make its currency more accessible...
South Korean Won Surges 4.3% in July, Leading Global Currency Gains — BigGo Finance
This month, the South Korean won has appreciated at the fastest pace among major currencies, shifting the foreign exchange market's...
