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The SWIFT system a global network that enables financial institutions

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The SWIFT system is a global network that enables financial institutions to send and receive information and instructions about money transfers in a secure, standardized and reliable way. SWIFT stands for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, which is a member-owned cooperative that provides the messaging platform and services. The SWIFT system does not hold or transfer any funds, but it facilitates the communication between banks and other financial entities that use different systems and languages. To do this, SWIFT assigns each member institution a unique code with either eight or 11 characters, known as a bank identifier code (BIC) or SWIFT code. This code identifies the bank name, country, city and branch. The SWIFT system is used for various types of financial transactions, such as cross-border payments, trade finance, securities settlement, foreign exchange and treasury operations. It is also used for regulatory reporting and compliance purposes.

What's BRICS currency?

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 What's BRICS currency? BRICS currency is a term that refers to the idea of creating a joint currency for the BRICS countries, which are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. These countries are major developing economies that have been seeking to reduce their reliance on the U.S. dollar for international trade and finance . The idea of a BRICS currency has been discussed for over a decade, but it has not become a reality yet. There are many challenges and obstacles to creating a new currency that can compete with the dollar, such as political differences, economic disparities, legal issues and technical difficulties . However, the BRICS countries have been pursuing other initiatives to de-dollarize their economies, such as trading and settling in local currencies, creating a BRICS development bank, establishing a BRICS payment system and exploring alternatives to the dollar-backed SWIFT system . According to some reports, Russia has confirmed that the BRICS countrie