BRICS-Led Shift: European Firms Ditch Dollar for Local Currencies
A quiet revolution is unfolding in European finance as the US dollar’s dominance erodes. Since Q1 2024, corporations and investment funds have increasingly demanded cross-border settlements in euros and other regional currencies—a strategic realignment that mirrors BRICS nations’ de-dollarization agenda.
European banks report surging requests for non-dollar clearing mechanisms. This tectonic shift in payment preferences threatens to rewrite the rules of global trade finance, with institutions scrambling to adapt infrastructure for a multipolar currency era.