Russia Proposes SWIFT-like System for BRICS

Gesara.news » News » Russia Proposes SWIFT-like System for BRICS

Share via:

News Date: July 26, 2024

Russia is advocating for BRICS countries to develop their own financial messaging system, similar to SWIFT, to reduce reliance on Western institutions and boost financial autonomy.
Deputy Chairman Alexander Babakov stated this system would allow secure, independent transactions via state-owned banks, support African development, and reduce neocolonial influences.
Integrating with national infrastructures and using advanced cybersecurity, the system would lower transaction costs, speed up capital turnover, and improve liquidity, benefiting international trade.
"The creation of a financial messaging system similar to SWIFT will help create a new economic reality for the BRICS countries," Babakov said.
Source: TASS.

Russia is working on stablecoin pegged to gold

Russian gov't working on stablecoin settlement platform between friendly nations.
Russia's Finance Ministry has reportedly begun working with the governments of 'friendly' nations to establish a cross-border stablecoin-based payments platform.
'Stablecoins can be pegged to some generally recognized instrument, for example, gold, the value of which is clear and appreciable for all parties involved,' said Alexey Moiseev.
Sources: cointelegraph.com

Central Bank digital currencies Competition

China CBDC Pilot Program Beats West to the Punch.
Chinas Ministry of Commerce has announced the pilot run of the country's central bank-backed digital currency in major cities, including Beijing, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Bitcoin and Facebooks Libra cryptocurrency may eventually be in competition with central bank digital currencies.
Source:www.securities.io, www.forbes.com

ISO 20022 migration. The Ripple effect strikes the Pound

Ripple Joins the Digital Pound Foundation: Designing a Path for a CBDC-Forward Future.
Ripple is excited to announce it is joining the Digital Pound Foundation, a non-profit focused on the development and implementation of a digital Pound in the United Kingdom.
ISO 20022 promises greater interoperability between various settlement networks, richer information flows, higher levels of straight-through processing, and more efficient compliance processes.
It signals a significant opportunity for banks to improve operational efficiency and reassess existing business models.
ISO 20022 has already been introduced for high-value payments systems (HVPS) in major countries and is established as the standard in instant payments markets following implementations worldwide.
Sources: ripple.com, www.sibos.com

Basel III and the Gold Standard

The manipulation of paper trading will be minimized with Basel III unallocated limit restrictions.
Gold and silver prices are sure to rise in the run-up to full implementation of Basel 3 regulations as the metals become a risk-free tier 1 asset with liquidity equal to cash and financial establishments mandated to hold more physical leverage against debt.
Basel III implementation is just weeks away, ahead of the historic impact of unallocated position limit restrictions on the suppression of the gold and silver price.
Source: www.investing.com

Donald Trump vows big tax cuts again

February 6, 2025:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for Trump's tax cuts package from 2017 to be extended permanently before their expiration this year, rather than a temporary extension.
October 24 update:
Wall Street Journal: Trump Treasury pick Scott Bessent to prioritize tax cuts.
Older news:
Donald Trump promised big tax cuts for all Americans if elected president, while discussing a range of economic strategies during a large rally held in New Jersey on May 11th.
"Instead of a Biden tax hike, I'll give you a Trump middle class, lower class, business class, big tax cut. You're gonna have the biggest tax cut.", he stated.