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Russia in Talks with BRICS Over Precious Metals Exchange

By Anastasia Lyrchikova, Darya Korsunskaya, and Gleb Bryanski
Reuters
Thursday, October 24, 2024

MOSCOW -- Russia is in talks with other BRICS members about creating an international precious metals exchange to ensure fair pricing and trade growth, the country's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in a statement today.

Leaders of BRICS countries, which account for 37% of the global economy, gathered in the Russian city of Kazan this week to discuss initiatives aimed at creating alternatives to the Western-dominated financial and trade infrastructure.

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"The mechanism will include the creation of price indicators for metals, standards for the production and trade of bullion, and instruments for accrediting market participants, clearing, and auditing within BRICS," Siluanov said.

The BRICS precious metals exchange would rival Western trading platforms, such as the London Metal Exchange, and would protect trade from sanctions imposed by the West on BRICS members Russia and Iran. ...

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