IMF Debt forgiveness for 25 poorest countries

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News Date: May 14, 2020

IMF Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF's member countries under the IMF's revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) as part of the Fund's response to help address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source:imf.org

Turkey, warehouse and bridge for metals trade to Russia

Turkey offers a warehouse and bridge for metals trade to Russia.
Turkish metals sector to serve as 'warehouse and bridge,' the head of an industry group said, citing increased interest from Russian companies and also from EU companies seeking to sell to Russia via Turkey.
This comes after 5 of Turkey's banks adopted Russia's payment system and the country said it would look to ditch the dollar for Russian energy.
Sources: reuters.com

Putin vows a fair world order after next BRICS summit

Addressing a year-end press conference that lasted more than four hours on Thursday, President Putin criticized the West's idea of a 'rules-based world order,' calling it non-existent and claiming that rules change based on political agendas.
He announced the 2024 BRICS summit in Kazan, under Russia's presidency, will aim to establish a fairer global order, dismissing the current narrative as unpredictable and driven by transient interests.
He stated the summit will 'demonstrate that there are enough forces in this world, powerful countries who want to live not by those unwritten rules, but rather by the rules enshrined in fundamental, cornerstone documents, which include the United Nations Charter...'
In October 2024, Russia will host the largest-ever BRICS summit in Kazan

Cuba considers joining the BRICS

Cuba's Ambassador to Russia considers the possibility of joining the BRICS.
Julio Antonio Garmendia Pena, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba to the Russian Federation, spoke about the possibility of joining BRICS.
'Cuba maintains trade relations with the countries of the association, stressing the importance of cooperation with Russia and China in various sectors of the economy. The trend towards expansion of the alliance offers the hope of achieving a multipolar world', the ambassador said.
Russia's Mir banking cards could start being used in Cuba by the end of the year, the ambassador said.
Sources: tvbrics.com

Ripple partner Nium takes on SWIFT

The new solution, which leverages Ripple's blockchain network Ripplenet, claims to lower settlement costs for Financial Institutions by up to 90% for international brokerage account transactions when compared to transactions settled via the SWIFT International Payments Network.
XRP powers NIUM's alternative to swift.
Nium has pointed to three major benefits of its global payments network and new brokerage solution: cost savings of up to 90%, improved customer satisfaction, and increased demand for new partnerships.
Source: financefeeds.com

The American Bankers Association confirmed ISO20022 migration

The American Bankers Association has confirmed to the Federal Reserve on Monday that it supports a plan to migrate to ISO20022 on a single day but said it has "serious concern" regarding the lack of detail about the plan.
They recommend that the Board and Reserve Banks provide test accounts for financial institutions to use during this process.
They also recommend The Board and Reserve Banks provide the detailed and final ISO standard for their messages on the SWIFT MyStandards site as soon as possible.
Source: www.aba.com