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BRICS is working towards building a parallel financial system providing an alternative to the US and Western-led global hegemony. The alliance is using local currencies, launching new payment mechanisms, and rewriting trade deals to its benefit. All of these cause harm to the long-term prospects of the US dollar while their economy reduces dependence on the West. Also Read: China–ASEAN Pact Reshapes BRICS Trade as Yuan Hits New Milestone BRICS: Can Their Parallel Financial System Fully Work? Source: Getty Images The short answer is yes, they can build one. BRICS can build a parallel financial system that works. However, building it and replacing the US and West-dominated financial system is challenging. The challenge occurs as the alliance is a diverse bloc having no common ground. Each economy is still developing, while many others remain poor. They need to maintain a balance in developing their own economy and also that of the alliance. This would involve pouring in more time, energy...

The ASEAN Secretariat officially announced that the alliance is not abandoning the US dollar for trade. Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn told AFP that ASEAN is not “giving up dollars” to mitigate risks emerging from Trump’s tariffs. The statement comes after the alliance discussed various de-dollarization plans at the 2023 summit. The bloc pushed local currency settlements for cross-border transactions to avoid using the US dollar for payments. However, ASEAN has now taken a U-turn and confirmed that it will use the US dollar for trade and transactions. While the bloc agreed that they prioritize local currencies, the USD will also be used for trade. Also Read: Dollar Reigns Supreme: 89% of World Transactions in USD ASEAN Will Not Ditch the US Dollar, Confirms Secretariat Source: AFP Standard Chartered’s Global Head of Research and Chief Strategist Eric Robertsen said that ASEAN cannot challenge the US dollar. He explained that the greenback has solid global backi...

The US dollar value is tumbling further as global demand for the USD continues to plunge even more. As the American currency continues to project a wobbly price stance, nations have now started to pivot towards the Chinese Yuan, with China giving loans to nations in efforts to bolster the internationalization of its currency. Also Read: Strong US Dollar Is Dangerous: De-Dollarization Accelerates Worldwide Chinese Yuan as Loans: What’s Happening? Source: Thomas White / Reuters The world seems to have found a new way to protect itself from the US dollar volatility and onslaught. This new method involves the nations requesting Yuan-based loans in an effort to maximize their savings in the process. Kenya has become the latest example of this development, which is currently in talks with China for the same. “The moment we move from the US dollar to the renminbi, automatically, the interest rate reduces by almost half,” while adjusting the tenor of the loan would also benefit the countr...

Yuan backed system developments are actually challenging the US dollar’s dominance right now through China’s strategic energy infrastructure and digital currency initiatives. Beijing is creating an electricity-based Yuan backed system that mirrors the petrodollar framework but uses renewable energy as the underlying asset instead. Also Read: SCO’s Tianjin Summit: 20+ Nations Embrace 80%+ Ruble-Yuan Trade Shift Yuan-backed stablecoins, China de-dollarization, AI, and EVs Reshape Global Finance Source: Watcher.Guru Energy Infrastructure Powers Yuan Backed System Strategy China’s de-dollarization efforts are being accelerated through massive energy projects that create new Yuan backed system dependencies. The Yarlong Tampoo mega dam in Tibet will generate around 300 billion kilowatt hours annually – that’s actually enough to power the entire United Kingdom and not only. Similar Yuan backed system projects are unfolding globally right now. In Laos, a $45 billio...

China is mulling the release of yuan-backed stablecoins to boost the global use of its currency, according to a report from Reuters. Citing unnamed sources “familiar with the matter,” Reuters says China is in the middle of a major pivot in its stance on digital assets. The sources – who asked not to be named because they’re not supposed to be talking to the media – say that China’s State Council will review and then potentially approve a roadmap later this month for launching the new product and working to catch up with the US on stablecoins. Details of the plan are expected to be publicly revealed in the coming weeks. The country’s regulators and its central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), are being assigned implementation duties, according to the sources. The global stablecoin market, which is almost entirely dominated by US dollar-pegged products, is at $281 billion. Some industry insiders have speculated that in th...

Nigeria has called on BRICS to switch to trading in local currencies and refrain from using the US dollar for cross-border transactions. During a meeting at the BRICS trade forum held in Brazil, Nigeria’s House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Wole Oke, said that the alliance must begin investing in each other’s economy to maintain equal economic stability for all. At the trade forum, he urged BRICS to reduce usage of US dollar transactions and begin payments in local currencies. He also urged the bloc to reduce dependency on Western powers and uplift the economies of developing countries. Also Read: BRICS Will Meet in July To Unveil Most Ambitious Plan: US Congressman “Strengthening BRICS trade is no longer optional, it is a necessity. We must trade more with each other, invest in one another, and build a trade ecosystem that puts our people first,” he said, stressing that the time to use local currencies for trade is ripe. The lawmaker proposed BRICS to create a new establish...