Asian Clearing Union

Asian Clearing Union (ACU)
Logo of the Asian Clearing Union
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TypeClearing Union
Central Banks or Monetary Authorities9
Leaders
• Chairman
Iran Mohammad Reza Farzin
• Secretary-General
Iran Farhad Morsali Pavarsi
Establishment1974

The Asian Clearing Union (ACU) was established on December 9, 1974, at the initiative of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The primary objective of ACU, at the time of its establishment, was to secure regional co-operation regarding the clearing of eligible monetary transactions among the members of the Union to provide a system for clearing payments among the member countries on a multilateral basis.