BRICS: New Country Rejects Local Currency for Oil, Wants US Dollar
Not every country is falling in line with the BRICS agenda of replacing the US dollar with local currencies for oil. Settling oil payments in local currency poses a significant risk that can affect a country’s foreign exchange reserves. Oil settlements have been historically paid in the US dollar as the currency controls the global flow of the sector. Also Read: India Conveys to BRICS: ‘We Will Not Ditch the US Dollar’ Even Saudi Arabia, which announced that it would accept local currencies for oil payments has only been receiving the US dollar for transactions. Only a few trades have been settled in local currencies while the majority of them are backed by the greenback. BRICS is finding it hard to convince other countries to use local currencies for oil trade and not the US dollar. Also Read: BRICS to Launch Gold-Backed Stablecoin To Challenge the US Dollar? BRICS: Nigeria Rejects Local Currency for Oil, Wants the US Dollar Source: seekingalpha.com / Arseniy45 Oil marketers and ...