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Gaining Currency: The Rise of the Renminbi <\/em>(Oxford University Press, October 2016; gainingcurrency.com<\/a>), a new book by Eswar Prasad, will be launched at the Brookings Institution on Friday, September 23rd, 2:00-3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panelists: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caroline Atkinson, Head of Global Public Policy, Google, and former Deputy National Security Advisor, White House<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben Bernanke, Distinguished Fellow, Brookings Institution, and former Chair of the Federal Reserve Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jin Zhongxia, Executive Director for China at the IMF, and former Director General of Research Institute, People’s Bank of China<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eswar Prasad, Cornell University and Brookings Institution<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moderator: Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator, Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The event will be webcast live (and will also be archived at): Gaining Currency the Rise of the Renminbi<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"