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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @Bitman 11 Jul 2023 \ on: No MSM Coverage Of Gold Backed BRICS Currency bitcoin
Bloomberg TV interviewed Leslie Maasdorp, BRIC's New Development Bank VP & CFO, on July 5 2023.
This is what Fortune reported Maasdorp to have said:
“The development of anything alternative is more a medium to long term ambition,” he said. “There is no suggestion right now to creates a BRICS currency.”
https://fortune.com/2023/07/05/will-dollar-get-replaced-brics-brazil-russia-india-china-africa-ambition/
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 11 Jul 2023
Looks like there's more reporting of it going on than I thought. I was just checking online headlines. This could also be a case of Russian propaganda (RT) outpacing western propaganda!
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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @Bitman 11 Jul 2023
It could be Russia setting the agenda in their favor at next month's meeting...
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 11 Jul 2023
I would think Russia, China and Iran would be the most willing to confront the U.S. head on right now.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bitman 11 Jul 2023
I was pretty surprised to read, a few weeks ago, that Saudi Arabia were looking to be part of the New Development Bank too.
Don't they largely just sell oil - and get paid only in USD?
Oh well, we'll see...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 11 Jul 2023
MBS seems to delight in passing Biden off.
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