Yuan to rise slightly in 2013, analysts say  

中国新观察：人民币双向波动加剧 今年或小幅升值

“过去一年人民币汇率就跟过山车一样，让人有些无所适从。”电话那头，在深圳做外贸的朱仕安语气有些无奈。但多名专家在接受中新社记者采访时表示，2013年人民币不具备大幅升值的可能性，全年可能呈现稳中有升的趋势。

Beijing (CNS) -- Analysts predict that China's currency the renminbi, or yuan, will see a slight rise this year.

The central economic work conference has set a stable tone for the yuan's rate, so it will rise by two percent in 2013, said Guo Tianyong, of the Central University of Finance and Economics.

Wang Haozhi, from Chartered Bank, also predicted a rise of two percent.

There are no conditions for a sharp appreciation of the yuan, which will rise by 1.5 percent this year, predicted Liu Ligang, chief economist at the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group for the Greater China Region.

Tan Yaling, president of the China Forex Investment Research Institute, said the central government would implement a mild forex policy in 2013 to protect small- and medium-size enterprises which faced challenges last year.

The yuan's rate in 2012 was weakened by concerns over China's macro-economy in the first half, but advanced strongly in the fourth quarter as a result of a stabilizing economy, said Zhao Xijun, a finance professor at Renmin University of China.