According to Russia Today TV on February 16, according to a statement issued by Egypt earlier this week, Egypt plans to change the settlement method with other BRICS countries from US dollars to local currency through negotiations.
According to reports, Egypt's representative to the BRICS cooperation mechanism, Raj Ettebi, said that the use of local currency settlement will alleviate the rising cost of using foreign currencies due to high inflation.
According to the report, this decision marks another step in the de-dollarization process of the BRICS countries. Five new members, including Egypt, formally joined the BRICS cooperation mechanism at the beginning of this year.
According to reports, in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, Egypt and the number of BRICS members reached 466US$7.3 billion, accounting for more than one-third of the country's total external exports.
According to the report, after the West cut off Russia's ties with the Western financial system in 2022 and froze its foreign exchange reserves, more and more countries prefer to settle in their own currencies instead of dollars. BRICS countries are also actively promoting the use of local currencies in bilateral** settlements. (Compiled by Wang Dongdong).