SAINT PETERSBURG, June 6 Work is underway on the idea of moving towards a currency for use in the BRICS, there is also a mood to use more national currencies, including digital ones, said Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Pankin at SPIEF.
«Work is underway on the idea of moving towards a currency that we could use together in the BRICS for calculations or as a reference, it is underway. But the question of when there will be a single currency is complex, because each national legislation has its own specifics «- said Pankin.
He emphasized that this work will be gradual, step-by-step, with its own difficulties.
«But there is a mood to use more and more national currencies in economic relations — there is such a mood, including digital ones — the digital ruble, for example,» the deputy minister added.
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