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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned he welcomed steps in direction of monetary integration by BRICS nations whereas Chinese President Xi Jinping urged BRICS nations to deepen monetary and financial cooperation.
The Kazan Declaration referred to as for a feasibility examine on different Russian initiatives, a BRICS Clear securities depository and settlement system and a typical reinsurance firm.
In his speech, Putin additionally referred to as for the creation of a BRICS funding platform, which can facilitate mutual investments between BRICS nations and is also used for investments in different nations within the Global South.
Contrary to earlier statements by senior Russian officers on the necessity to discover a substitute for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Kazan Declaration strengthened the position of the IMF, underlining the necessity for additional reforms.
The assertion doesn’t point out the worldwide dominance of the greenback, a difficulty typically raised through the Russian presidency, nor the BRICS single forex and using cryptocurrencies, cited by Russia as a technique to defend commerce from Western sanctions.
“We welcome using native currencies in monetary transactions between BRICS nations and their buying and selling companions,” reads the Kazan Declaration.
