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BRICS members sign deal to trade in own currencies

BRICS members China and Brazil agreed on Tuesday to use their own currencies in bilateral trade in a deal that will cover the equivalent of up to USD 30 billion in trade exchanges per year, for three years.

March 26, 2013 / 18:12 IST
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BRICS members China and Brazil agreed on Tuesday to use their own currencies in bilateral trade in a deal that will cover the equivalent of up to USD 30 billion in trade exchanges per year, for three years.


The accord was signed by the Chinese and Brazilian central bank governors and finance ministers in Durban, hours before the start of a summit in South Africa of the BRICS group of emerging powers.

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first published: Mar 26, 2013 05:15 pm

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