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 <p>Conflicting details about BRICS discussing the formation of a new currency are reported a month before the summit. South Africa’s BRICS ambassador Anil Sooklal was the first to indicate that BRICS could launch a new currency in August.</p> 
 <p>The Ambassador later backtracked on his statements saying that <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="BRICS" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/brics.html">BRICS</a> currency is not on the agenda in the next summit. However, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said in the latest interview that <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="BRICS" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/brics.html">BRICS</a> could discuss launching a new currency in August.</p> 
 <p><strong>Also Read: 74 Countries Ready To Attend BRICS Summit In August</strong></p> 
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 <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="BRICS" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/brics.html">BRICS</a> is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The summit will be held in Johannesburg on August 22 to 24. The leaders of all nations will attend the summit, except Russian President Vladimir Putin will be virtually present. Putin faces arrest if he steps foot in South Africa for war crimes against Ukraine</p> 
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 <p>Overchuk hinted that the BRICS alliance could indeed discuss the formation of a new currency in the August summit. He revealed that BRICS could create a basket of currencies to challenge the U.S. dollar.</p> 
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 <p><strong>Also Read: 3 New Countries Could Join <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="BRICS" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/brics.html">BRICS</a> in the Next Summit</strong></p> 
 <p>The Deputy Prime Minister said that the bloc could also touch upon the subject of creating a payment settlement system.</p> 
 <p><strong>“The <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="BRICS" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/brics.html">BRICS</a> leaders will hold a meeting soon where they may touch upon the settlement system issue. Perhaps, the idea of creating a basket of currencies based on a certain payment unit will also be discussed,”</strong> he said to the Russian news outlet Tass.</p> 
 <p><strong>Also Read: Russia &amp; India Make Huge Announcement on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="BRICS" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/brics.html">BRICS</a> Currency</strong></p> 
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 <p>However, Overchuk acknowledged that launching a new currency in the international markets is complex, and needs a lot of work.<strong> “It’s a very difficult issue,”</strong> he said, and concluded by saying, <strong>“Perhaps the leaders will decide to task the relevant expert bodies with looking into the matter”.</strong></p> 
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BRICS Currency To Be Discussed at Summit: Russian Leader

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