Despite heightened worries in recent weeks about the stability of China’s economy and the process of reform, around two-thirds (63%) of senior executives from financial services companies in China, and more than three-quarters of those offshore (78%) think that the renminbi (RMB) will become fully convertible and tradable without restrictions in around five years’time. Majorities of both groups believe it will take only slightly longer (7-10 years) for the RMB to become a global investment currency.