Ghana plans to buy oil with gold rather than dollars

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News Date: November 24, 2022

Ghana working on a plan to buy oil with gold rather than the dollar.
Ghana's government is working on a new policy regime where gold will be used to buy oil products rather than U.S. dollar reserves, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said on Facebook on Thursday.
Sources: reuters.com

Iran Joins Russia in BRICS Currency Initiative

Iran is collaborating with Russia in BRICS initiatives, including developing a single currency for the bloc, according to Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali.
He highlighted Iran's active role as a new BRICS member at the Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum.
"The creation of a new single currency within the framework of the association is what Russia and Iran are working on," the diplomat stated.

Basel IV Regulations Impact for Banking Industry

Basel IV Rules Will Arrive and Complicate Bank Lives Even Further.
New Banking Rules Will Tighten Credit Standards, according to Morgan Stanley.
According to Morgan Stanley analysts, the Fed will issue new bank capital regulations between late May and early July, which will be followed by a comment period and a final rule that will be implemented gradually between 2025 and 27.
For their US Large-Cap Banks coverage, they anticipate that the implementation of this Basel IV, often known as the 'Basel III Endgame,' will result in increased risk-weighted assets (RWAs) and capital requirements, with a focus on Global Systemically Important Banks (GSIBs).
The name 'Basel' comes from the city of Basel in Switzerland, where the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision was established in 1974.
The committee is made up of representatives from central banks and regulatory authorities from around the world, and its primary goal is to promote international financial stability by developing and promoting supervisory standards and guidelines for the banking industry.

Russia is promoting its SWIFT-like system

Russia's SWIFT alternative is expanding quickly according to the country's central bank governor, Elvira Nabiullina statement:
"Russia has a System for Transmitting Financial Messages (SPFS), which is an alternative to SWIFT.
Similar infrastructure exists in some other countries.
We are holding discussions on the interaction of such platforms, but here the interest and technical readiness of our partners are important.
159 foreign participants from 20 countries have already joined the Russian system." SPFS - Sistema peredachi finansovykh soobscheniy;
SWIFT - The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Headquarters: La Hulpe, Belgium);
SPFS and SWIFT are global financial messaging systems.
Financial messaging involves using messaging channels to exchange crucial financial information, from account updates to fraud alerts.
The Chinese alternative is named: The Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS).

BRICS to promote the monetary reset

According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the BRICS countries must promote a reform of the international monetary and financial system.
Additionally, he thinks that everyone should write international laws rather than distinct groups establishing international law for the entire world.
"It is necessary to give full play to the role of the New Development Bank, facilitate the form of the international monetary and financial system and strengthen the representation and the voice of developing countries," he stated.

China is emerging as IMF competitor

China gave tens of billions in secretive 'emergency loans' to vulnerable nations, emerging as world's major creditor and IMF competitor.
China has shelled out tens of billions in opaque 'emergency loans' for at-risk nations, indicating a shift to providing short-term emergency lending rather than longer-term infrastructure loans.
Source: fortune.com