Bangladesh finds way to pay Russia for nuclear plant: with yuan

Using China's currency to skirt bank restrictions could irk Western partners

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The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Bangladesh's first such facility, is seen under construction west of Dhaka in February.  © Reuters

FAISAL MAHMUD, Contributing writer

DHAKA -- Bangladesh appears to have found a workaround for stalled payments it owes Russia for a nuclear power plant: settling them in Chinese yuan.

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