‘Beyond the Dollar: BRICS Initiatives for a Multipolar Financial System.’ Report Presentation

On November 7, the Valdai Discussion Club hosted a presentation of the report titled “Beyond the Dollar: BRICS Initiatives for a Multipolar Financial System”. How will US President Donald Trump’s policies and high tariffs against BRICS countries impact the de-dollarisation process? How can internal solidarity be strengthened within BRICS? What was the focus of the September extraordinary online BRICS summit, convened at the initiative of Brazil? Speakers: Dmitry Birichevsky, Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr., Vice-President of the New Development Bank (2015–2017); Managing Director for Brazil and Other Countries at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (2007–2015) (author of the report) Rasigan Maharajh, Chief Director, Tshwane University of Technology; Associate Research Fellow, Tellus Institute; Trustee, Canon Collins Trust; Elected Member, Academy of Science of South Africa Marco Fernandes, PhD in Social Psychology (University of São Paulo), Brazilian Representative at the BRICS Civil Council Anna Tsibulina, Associate Professor of the Integration Processes Department, MGIMO Radhika Desai, Professor at the Department of Political Studies and Director, Geopolitical Economy Research Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Moderator: Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club