... makes it vulnerable if there is another global economic downturn.
Russia has been expressing its dissatisfaction with the US dollar and the US dominated global financial system, and it’s easy to see why. Its economy, like India’s and China’s ... ... system. Recently, the leaders of the BRICS countries met in Brazil to establish the BRICS Development Bank, a counterpart to the IMF and the World Bank, specifically designed to increase the amount of money loaned to developing nations. The bank also was ...
With the souring of relations between the United States and Russia, Russia has expressed its desire to become less dependent on the US dollar. This is an understandable concern, given the political tension between the two countries, coupled with the threat of tougher US Sanctions on the Russian economy[1]. Simply put, the Russian government knows that it is at a disadvantage. The ...
... currencies and currency denominated securities to their advantage and to the disadvantages of foreign markets. At the present day the focus will be on China and the United States, as China has expressed concerns about the safety and reliability of the US dollar. America has dominated the global financial system ever since July of 1944. During this period, the financial leaders of the western world met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to redesign the financial system in order to mitigate the economic ...
