China is now allowing foreign currency services under free trade accounts in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. Wednesday's move marks another step towards the yuan's free trade under capital accounts. Analysts say the service would lower foreign exchange costs for companies.

Local officials said last month that the Shanghai FTZ would start a trial program for qualified individual investors to invest abroad, and permit limited amounts of the yuan to be used for free conversion within the year.

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