Why Nepal Grows Japan’s Cash | Big Business | Business Insider

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High in the mountains of one of Asia's poorest countries, farmers are turning a shrub into paper used for Japan's money supply. Most of Asia has gone digital. But Japan still uses yen for nearly half of its transactions. For centuries, it relied on a crop grown at home until the supply dried up a few decades ago. So it turned to Nepal, where Argali... Read More