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I think the reason they want to avoid the US dollar is so that they do not need to obey US sanctions. From what I understand, if you send US dollars around the
by 4pkjai 4y ago
I think the reason they want to avoid the US dollar is so that they do not need to obey US sanctions.
From what I understand, if you send US dollars around the world, they need to go through a US bank. All US banks must obey US government sanctions.
- pjc50 4y agoGhana are not subject to sanctions?
- djbebs 4y agoRight now. Can you guarantee that will always be the case we'll into the future?
- elzbardico 4y agoThey may want to buy things like fertilizers or wheat from a sanctioned entity, Russia coming to mind.
- fmajid 4y agoThey don't want to avoid the dollar, far from it, they want to keep the few dollars they still have and pay with something else instead. Now, if I were the Chinese with an overabundance of dollars (or worse, US Treasury bonds), I'd be trying to convert them into something else ASAP. They tried to buy companies, agricultural land and other things with intrinsic value, but were blocked by CFIUS and the EU is setting up its equivalent.
- fuzzfactor 4y agoRight now dollars are skyrocketing in value compared to their own currency. For them dollars earn much more being held rather than being invested in most other things within reach. They can dig up more gold from their own mines which they're always doing anyway regardless of its prevailing price.