Currency Rebellion: BRICS Preparing for Dollar Collapse

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The plan for an asset-backed currency is moving from speculation to reality.

  1. Alexey Mozhin, Russia’s executive director at the IMF, suggests BRICS is preparing for an alternative currency if the dollar and international monetary system collapse.
  2. The proposed currency would be based on a basket of the national currencies of BRICS member countries: the Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, Russian ruble, Brazilian real, and South African rand.
  3. Discussions are underway about turning this BRICS accounting unit into a real currency, backed by exchange goods (assets), in preparation for a dollar collapse.
  4. BRICS finance ministers and central bank heads have previously expressed support for reducing dollar reliance and increasing trade in national currencies.
  5. Russia’s Deputy Minister of Finance noted a broad support within BRICS for building new payment mechanisms and developing central bank digital currencies.
  6. Former US President Donald Trump’s economic aides are reportedly considering penalties against countries moving away from the US dollar, including export controls and tariffs.
  7. The move towards de-dollarization has been fueled by Russia’s exclusion from the Western financial system post-Ukraine conflict and concerns over the seizure of Russian foreign assets.

Supporting article: https://www.rt.com/russia/597003-brics-dollar-allternative-currency/amp/