BRICS Confirms Development of New Payment Systems in 2025
Brazil, which chairs the upcoming BRICS summit in 2025 confirmed that they plan on the formation of new payment systems. Under the leadership of Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva, the alliance will discuss alternative payment options to the US dollar. The BRICS Sherpas meeting will take the ideas forward and the upcoming 17th summit could see massive changes in the way the bloc operates and settles cross-border transactions. Also Read: When Is the BRICS Summit in 2025? Read here to know how many sectors in the US will be affected if BRICS ditches the dollar for trade. The move could lead to a paradigm shift in global trade and tilt the financial powers from the West to the East. Developing countries are looking to cut ties with the US dollar and strengthen their local currencies in the forex markets. The US dollar is in the crosshairs of a major shift that could pave the way for native currencies to take the driver’s seat of the financial markets. Also Read: BRICS: Goldman Sa...