No Turning Back On Launching BRICS Payment System: Diplomat
BRICS Sherpa Sergey Ryabkov confirmed to reporters that the bloc will not scrap the formation of a new payment system. Speaking to reporters at the Sherpa meeting, the diplomat doubled down saying that there’s no turning back on launching the new BRICS payment system. The goal of the new system is to sideline the US dollar and settle cross-border transactions in a basket of local currencies. Also Read: BRICS Determined to Trade In Local Currencies, Not US Dollar For the uninitiated, BRICS is working on the formation of an independent payment system that will not incorporate the US dollar into its mechanism. The mechanism will include local currencies of the bloc and keep the US dollar away from all transactions. Read here to know how many sectors in the US will be affected if BRICS ditches the dollar for trade. “The glass is always half-full; it is never half-empty,” said Ryabkov when answering about the independent payment system within BRICS. Also Read: Secret Metal...