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Vladimir Putin has called for the end of the dollar as the world's reserve currency.

Posted by Loyola Feb 1 '09, 13:00

Mr Putin said the leading powers should ensure an "irreversible" move towards a system of multiple reserve currencies, questioning the "reliability" of the US dollar as a safe store of value.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/davos/4376315/Russian-prime-minister-Vladimir-Putin-calls-for-end-of-dollar-stranglehold.html (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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coincidentally, the dollar is currently one of the strongest currencies. -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 14:20
He who controls the black gold controls the shiny stuff, doing that would put the US into a bad depression, if our bonds become junk and interest rate - zeitgeist for dogs Feb 1, 13:17
Easy to say the dollar shouldn't be the world's reserve currency, but hard to change anything. - Roger More Feb 1, 13:08
Hard to blame him. -- nm - Comrade Vermin Feb 1, 13:06
Now recommends the banking standard to be vodka. -- nm - Qale Feb 1, 13:03 1
- you'd get 40% on that .. -- nm - Marcel Feb 1, 13:05

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