SA to use Brics summit to push for own-currency trade

The multipolar global trading system of today is far different from the trading system of 20 years ago, says Brics representative in SA Anil Sooklal

21 August 2023 - 17:31 By Hajra Omarjee, Luyolo Mkentane and Thando Maeko

South Africa, which is hosting the 15th Brics summit in Johannesburg this week, will use the gathering to push for Brics countries to use their own currencies when trading with one another as a mechanism to push for the reform of global political and financial institutions. ..

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