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Kazakhstan pays for rail line to China using programmable CBDC
19.7.2024
The second phase of the Kazakhstan central bank digital currency pilot focused on control of its many potential uses
Chinese Government Launches ‘Ultra-Large Scale Blockchain Infrastructure Platform’
4.4.2024
The Chinese government is reportedly launching an “ultra-large-scale blockchain infrastructure platform for the Belt and Road Initiative.” The platform will support the implementation of cross-border cooperation projects along the Belt and Road Initiative and provide the base...
BRICS Bank President Dilma Rousseff Calls for the Creation of a Global South Focused Financial System
14.6.2023
Dilma Rousseff, president of the New Development Bank — also known as the BRICS bank — and former Brazilian president, has called for establishing a financial architecture designed for the so-called Global South. In a keynote speech at the 14th Lujiazui Forum, Rousseff remarked on the importance...
China to gain most from restrictive US crypto regulations: Coinbase CEO
31.5.2023
The Coinbase CEO has been hugely critical of the U.S. failure to provide the crypto industry with regulatory clarity and has long argued it will push firms offshore
China to expand CBDC use case for Belt and Road Initiative
24.4.2023
China was one of the first nations to start working on its CBDCs. However, despite the completion of its development, the government is yet to officially launch the CBDC
Brazil and China Deepen Trade Integration to Move Away From US Dollar, as First Yuan-Based Settlement Is Processed
15.4.2023
Brazil and China have reached a milestone in their economic integration, as the first bilateral settlement in Chinese yuan was completed ahead of the visit of President Luis Inacio “Lula” da Silva to China. The settlement, which was processed by the Industrial and Commercial Bank...
Report: BRICS Countries Told to Consider Countering the Dollar’s Global Hegemony
22.5.2022
Chinese experts have called on leaders of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries to consider countering the dollar, whose global hegemony is thought to be abusive. Still, the experts concede that any attempt to diminish the dollar’s dominance will take time. BRICS...
Colombo Port to be built by Japan and India, Undermining China’s Belt and Road
21.5.2019
China’s rising influence in Asia and other parts of the world through its Belt and Road initiative has not gone unnoticed. The infrastructure program has come in for a lot of criticism from many nations as they claim that the whole thing is a plan from the Chinese to become one of the most powerful...