The prospect of a new world currency has been gaining traction, with the BRICS alliance exploring the idea of an innovative currency. The group of nations plans to share proposals at a forthcoming ...
A leading commodities expert has poured cold water on the ambitions of BRICS nations to supplant the US dollar as the global reserve currency, dismissing the notion of “de-dollarization” as a myth.
The acronym, which was originally BRIC, was coined in 2001 by Goldman Sachs analyst Jim O'Neill, who wrote a paper on emerging economies. O'Neill said Brazil, Russia, India and China – the countries ...
The euro shows both the promises and pitfalls of unified currency systems. Economic sovereignty remains a key barrier to ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economic policy for the 21st century. At a G8 world currency meeting in 2009, Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev ...
LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - A weakening U.S. dollar is lifting a long-neglected asset class - emerging market local currency debt - after a more than decade-long drought. Emerging market local - ...
The overvalued dollar has benefits for Americans, but also costs. A true global currency might be the answer. America's international arrangements are too expensive for the country to sustain. These ...
The International Finance Corporation, the World Bank's private investment arm, is expanding its local-currency lending and ...