The growing use of national currencies by BRICS countries is likely to speed up de-dollarization, economist Joe Sullivan says The US dollar is facing a growing challenge from BRICS countries due to the bloc’s planned expansion and efforts to boost the use of national currencies in trade among members, according to Joe Sullivan, a former…

Kiev has started to treat some issues “more realistically,” the chief Russian negotiator claims There’s been some progress in the peace talks between Moscow and Kiev, but the draft deal isn’t yet ready to be submitted for a meeting at the highest level, Vladimir Medinsky, who heads the team of Russian negotiators, has said.

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