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Inside Latin America’s new currency plan, with Ecuador’s presidential candidate Andrés Arauz

Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on February 15, 2023 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report) |

Ecuadorian economist and former presidential candidate Andrés Arauz explains Latin America’s attempt to create a new currency and regional financial architecture, to challenge the “hegemonic, neo-colonial” U.S. dollar-dominated system..
Lula wants a Latin American currency

Originally published: Internationalist 360° on May 3, 2022 by Kawsachun News (more by Internationalist 360°) (Posted May 06, 2022)

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who’s once again in the running for the presidency, says that “God willing” he hopes to see the creation of a Latin American currency capable of overcoming the region’s dependence on the dollar.