Event Brief
BRICS to explore intra-currency digital payments to blunt sanctions
Filed: Apr 29, 2026 at 9:04 PM ET
Summary: BRICS nations are assessing a digital payments framework to settle cross-border transactions in local currencies.
WHO: India’s central bank
WHAT: Proposal for a digital payments framework linking BRICS currencies for local-currency settlement
WHEN: Apr 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: To lessen the impact of Western sanctions, tariffs and US dollar volatility.
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