BRICS De-Dollarization Agenda is Exaggerated
BRICS is beating the drum of a US dollar decline even before launching a common currency in the global markets. The operating style is typical of that of any developing country where leaders talk big but deliver nothing. It also reflects the mindset of emerging economies where a simple piece of governmental work is lauded as ‘major achievement’. Even the BRICS de-dollarization agenda falls under the same category which is heavily exaggerated to the brim by their leaders. Also Read: BRICS Inspires 15 Countries To Use Homegrown Payment System Rewriting trade deals and forging new partnerships is a daily yet regular phenomenon in the global financial world. That’s not the case for BRICS members, as each trade deal is shown as a brownie point to their people marketed as de-dollarization. While we agree that BRICS settled many deals in local currencies, the number is minuscule compared to the global trade volume. It is as good as making a mountain out of a molehill, which l...