Purnima Anand, the chair of the Forum, said that at the 14th BRICS summit they discussed the possibility of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkey joining BRICS very soon.
The U.S. dollar is used by nations for international transactions because it is a stable currency that is easily convertible all over the globe and because resources like oil are priced in dollars. However, will the US dollar be replaced with BRICS currencies in the near future?
The 14th BRICS Summit, a virtual gathering hosted by China that finished on Saturday, focused on measures to increase the group’s influence on the world arena while also fostering sustainable infrastructure development in the area. One takeaway from this is that BRICS might defuse the frozen border issues between India
The BRICS group had before stated that it was seeking to create a shared payment network in order to reduce dependency on the Western banking system. Now, Putin has declared they are planning a new global reserve currency for the BRICS.
Russian finance minister says the BRICS nations should create their own SWIFT system to counter sanctions and strengthen their own national currency.
