Transforming the dollar standard into an SDR-based system would be a major break with a policy that has lasted more than 60 years. The SDR was introduced 40 years ago to supplement what was then seen as an inadequate level of global reserves, and was subsequently enshrined in the IMF’s amended Articles of Agreement as the future principal reserve asset.
如果将特别提款权取代美元作为世界主要的货币，这将是60多年来一次最重要的金融改革之一。特别提款权是在40多年前开始使用，当时主要为了应对外汇储备币种的不足，这同时也是IMF改革计划的一部分，为的是将SDR作为全球主要的外汇储备币种。