BRICS Intensifies Alternative Payments—2025 Agenda Targets Dollar-Free Systems

BRICS will prioritize alternative payment systems in 2025, aiming to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar and boost trade in local currencies under Brazil’s leadership. BRICS Prioritizes Alternative Payments in 2025 The development of alternative payment systems and reducing reliance on the U.S. dollar will be central to BRICS initiatives in 2025 as Brazil takes … Read more

Brazilian Congresswoman Sounds Alarm on Drex CBDC Risks, Rejects Cash Elimination Bill

Julia Zanatta, a Brazilian congresswoman, has raised concerns about the effects of implementing drex, the Brazilian CBDC, on the lives of citizens. Zanatta emphasized that drex, if not properly implemented, might lead to the prohibition of physical money and proposed a ballot for its final implementation. Brazilian Congresswoman Warns About the End of Physical Money … Read more

BRICS Economies to Surpass Half of Global GDP, Challenging Western Dominance

Russia says BRICS nations will surpass half of global economic output in 10-15 years, signaling a shift in power that could challenge Western dominance. BRICS Economic Rise Signals Global Power Shift—Is Dominance Inevitable? The BRICS nations are rapidly emerging as dominant players in the global economy, with their collective GDP expected to surpass half of … Read more

CIS Nations Ditch Foreign Currencies—85% of Trade Now in Local Tenders

Over 85% of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) trade now bypasses foreign currencies, signaling a strategic shift towards economic independence as national payment systems take center stage in regional commerce. Putin Champions National Currencies—CIS Bloc Hits 85% in Local Trade At the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in the Leningrad Region this week, Russian … Read more