A BRICS currency is unlikely to dislodge dollar any time soon – but it signifies growing challenge to established economic order
- Written by Mihaela Papa, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development and Global Governance, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Could a new currency be set to challenge the dominance of the dollar? Perhaps, but that may not be the point.
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