For most countries, the interest cost of domestic borrowing is greater than the return on foreign reserves, because reserve currencies tend to pay lower interest rates.

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China has stated interest in diversifying its currency and debt holdings in its foreign reserve accounts by buying up other BRIC assets, mainly currencies in Russia, India and Brazil, one of the strongest and most stable currencies in the Americas.

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