InGeopolitics & BeyondbySahil Nair·2d agoIs the US Dollar Losing Its Global Dominance? The Truth ExplainedIs the US dollar losing its position as the world’s dominant currency? Explore de-dollarization, China’s yuan, BRICS, global currency…A response icon1A response icon1
The Long Shadow Ledger·6d agoIran's BRICS entry turns a vague de-dollarization pledge into a shipping-lane problemTehran's banks are locked out of SWIFT and dollar clearing, so its BRICS trade settlement runs through barter, gold, and renminbi — a live…
The Long Shadow Ledger·Oct 21UAE and saudi arabia test BRICS payment rails as dollar peg holdsThe New Development Bank has approved 14 non-dollar loans since 2023, but Gulf central banks still settle most oil in greenbacks.
The Long Shadow Ledger·Oct 13BRICS pay's quiet launch in russia's grain trade tests the dollar's gripMoscow and Beijing cleared 2.4 million tonnes of Russian wheat through a non-SWIFT settlement channel this autumn, the first large-scale…A response icon1A response icon1
The Long Shadow Ledger·Oct 8BRICS settles 65% of trade in local currency as dollar share falls below 35%The bloc's New Development Bank has pledged to lend in members' own currencies for the next three years, but the dollar still clears most…
The Long Shadow Ledger·Oct 1South africa's BRICS chair year opens with a dollar fight it cannot win alonePretoria takes the rotating chair in 2026 with a 65% local-currency settlement claim, a stalled payment platform, and an economy smaller…
Yogen·Oct 1Dollar WarfareThe Sanctions Paradox and the Uneven Search for Alternatives to the Greenback
FinSage Insights·Sep 29Is De-Dollarization a Golden Opportunity or a Deadly Trap?A container is steadily hoisted onto a cargo ship at the Port of Ningbo, carrying three million yuan worth of goods. In the factory…A response icon1A response icon1
The Long Shadow Ledger·Sep 25BRICS moves its de-dollarization fight from summit halls to grain and oil invoicesAfter shelving a common currency, the bloc is routing real commodity trade through local-currency rails, with 65% of intra-BRICS settlement…
Isamsaidu·Sep 24Cut a country off from the global payment system and it doesn’t stop paying it builds a shadow one.Russias sanctions workaround and it’s a lesson in how modern financial warfare actually plays out.A response icon1A response icon1
