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Pan Gongsheng Named Head of Chinese Central Bank

Pan Gongsheng, who was named governor of the People’s Bank of China after overseeing $3 trillion in reserves, stopped a currency plunge in 2016.

By Keith Bradsher

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What Benjamin Franklin Learned While Fighting Counterfeiters

Long before there were Benjamins in circulation, the founding father was all about experimenting with printing techniques as he worked on securing colonial printed currency.

By Veronique Greenwood

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Turkey’s Lira Falls to New Low as a New Economic Policy Forms

The lira plunged 7 percent against the U.S. dollar, as a newly appointed finance minister promising “rational” economic policy takes charge.

By Patricia Cohen

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India Will Scrap 2,000 Rupee Notes, Echoing 2016 Demonetization

The move to retire 2,000-rupee notes, worth $24, has triggered bad memories of a similar campaign in 2016. It has also left some businesses short of change.

By Sameer Yasir and Mike Ives