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Former Russian PM: BRICS Not Ready for Common Currency

Sergey Stepashin, Russia’s former prime minister, explained that it’s premature to discuss a common BRICS currency, emphasizing the importance of increasing payments in national currencies instead. He cited challenges in…

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BRICS to Promote National Currencies Before Issuing Common One

The BRICS bloc is now focused on expanding the use of the currencies of its members, according to the representative of one of them. The establishment of a single currency…

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Elon Musk Praises Reports on Latam Common Digital Currency: ‘Probably a Good Idea’

Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, SpaceX, and Tesla, has given his opinion about the latest reports on the creation of a common currency in Latam, to be initially worked on…

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Brazil and Argentina to Start Working on Creation of Latam Common Currency

Brazil and Argentina are looking to begin work on the issuance of a common currency. Sergio Massa, minister of the economy of Argentina, also stated that the two countries will…

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Relaunch of USAN — the Union of South American Nations — in Latam Profiles New Monetary Integration

A proposal for relaunching the currently defunct USAN, the Union of South American Nations, profiles a future monetary integration amongst the countries of the organization. The proposal, made by several…

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Victory of President-Elect ‘Lula’ in Brazil Might Bring the Rise of a Common Currency for Latam

The victory President-Elect Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva obtained on Oct. 30 over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil might open the gates for the proposal of a single currency…

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Brussels to Spur Rollout of Instant Payments in Euro, Proposes Legislation

The European Commission has approved a proposal to accelerate the introduction of euro instant payments. The technology is there and Europeans should be able to send and receive money immediately,…

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Proposals for New Common Currency Resonate in Latam, to Undermine US Dollar Dependency

Two new proposals for a new common currency to be established in Latam have been made recently. Former Brazilian president and candidate Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva mentioned the idea…

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