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Iran Moves Away From US Dollar In Foreign Trade

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Iran is stopping mutual settlements in dollars with foreign countries and agreements on bilateral swap in new currencies will be signed in the near future, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has said.

“In trade exchanges with foreign countries, Iran uses other currencies, including Chinese yuan, euro, Turkish lira, Russian ruble and South Korean won,” Gholamali Kamyab, CBI deputy head, told the Tasnim state news agency.

He added that Iran is considering the possibility of signing bilateral monetary agreements with several countries on the use of other currencies.

Kamyab believes bilateral currency swap agreements will ease trade and economic transactions between Iran and other states.

Iran is not the first country to move away from the US dollar. In 2014, Russia and China agreed on swaps and forwards in foreign currencies, a move aimed at reducing the influence of the US dollar and foreign exchange risks.

Experts believe the establishment of the BRICS Bank was also a major step towards de-dollarization and reducing Western dominance in the global financial system.

The move was made to increase international competition and activate trade and investment cooperation on the world stage.


Courtesy of RT

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5 thoughts on “Iran Moves Away From US Dollar In Foreign Trade

  1. Well it seems a good decision…. let’s see how soon can this be practical..also remains to be seen how the globalists will respond to this?iran is already a villain and under sanctions…what else can the globalists do?

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    Posted by admin | January 25, 2015, 5:43 am
  2. Reblogged this on Epoch and commented:
    Very significant move

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    Posted by admin | January 25, 2015, 5:44 am

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