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"BRICS is dead": Donald Trump reiterates 100 pc tariff threat on BRICS nations     (www.tribuneindia.com)
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https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/brics-is-dead-donald-trump-reiterates-100-pc-tariff-threat-on-brics-nations/

US President Donald Trump has said that BRICS was created for a bad purpose and most people don't want it. He said that BRICS is dead and reiterated his threat to BRICS nations, saying he would impose a 100 per cent tariff on the bloc if they try to replace the US dollar with any other currency.

While addressing a press briefing on Thursday (local time), he said that the US will not trade with BRICS nations if they want to "play games" and even if any trading is done, it will be conducted at a 100 per cent tariff.
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Reserve Bank of India to begin digital rupee pilot from December 1, 2022     (www.tribuneindia.com)
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https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/business/reserve-bank-of-india-to-begin-digital-rupee-pilot-from-december-1-455965

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the pilot launch of digital rupee from December 1 at select locations in closed user groups (CUGs) of participating customers and merchants.
Pilot will initially cover four cities – Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar, and there will begin with four banks—SBI, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank and IDFC First Bank.

Called Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the digital rupee is a digital form of currency notes issued by the RBI which can be used in contactless transactions via digital wallets offered by the participating banks and stored on mobile phones or devices.

The digital rupee would be issued in the same denominations that paper currency and coins are currently issued and would be distributed through banks. Transactions can be both Person to Person (P2P) and Person to Merchant (P2M). Payments to merchants can be made using QR codes displayed at merchant locations...