Turkish President Recep Tayyip Turkey is pushing for Turkey to create a new payment system with Russia. This initiative is in response to U.S. sanctions against Turkey's use of Russian Mir cards. Some Turkish banks have worked with them to facilitate payments from Russian tourists who visit the country.
Report: President Erdogan Charges the Turkish Government with Developing Mir Alternative
Recep Tayyip Erdan, President of Turkey, has directed ministers to create a Russian payment system to replace the Russian banking system Mir. According to A Haber TV, Turkish and Russian officials had already met to discuss this issue.
This move comes after Washington stated that it would attempt to persuade Turkey not to support Mir. Russians who are planning to vacation in Turkey due to Western sanctions, have only one option: their cards. They visited Turkey in large numbers this year.
Kommersant, a Russian business newspaper, quoted A Haber as saying that both the Turkish and Russian relevant government departments are currently in negotiations while President Erdogan will also be participating in discussions.
The administration in Washington suggested that it could impose sanctions against nations who conduct transactions with Mir. Denizbank and Isbank, two of five Turkish lenders, had stopped working with the Russian payments system. It is still being used by the state-owned Halkbank and Vakifbank as well as Ziraat.
Later, the U.S. Treasury indicated that it was ready to convince Turkey of the necessity to reduce Mir's use. The sanctions imposed by the United States over Russia's invasion of Ukraine were expanded to include the chief executive of Russia's National Card Payment System, (NSPK) Mir's operator.
Russian domestic transactions are processed by the NSPK. Mir was established by Moscow in 2014 after several Russian banks were refused Visa and Mastercard services. Russia also created the System for Transfer of Financial Messages, (SPFS) which is an alternative to SWIFT. Some Russian banks have been disassociated from it.
Russia's attention has been drawn to cryptocurrency during the current crisis. The Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance agreed earlier this month that Russia would have to legalize cryptocurrency payments for cross-border trade to alleviate the sanctions on its economy.
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Statistics
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From ancient times to the beginning of the 20th century, gold was used as a currency. It was widely accepted around the world and enjoyed its purity, divisibility and uniformity. Due to its value, it was also internationally traded. There was no international standard for measuring gold at that time, so different weights and measures were used around the world. One pound sterling, for example, was equivalent in England to 24 carats, and one livre tournois, in France, to 25 carats. A mark, on the other hand, was equivalent in Germany to 28 carats.
The United States began issuing American coin made up 90% copper, 10% zinc and 0.942 fine-gold in the 1860s. This led to a decrease of demand for foreign currencies which in turn caused their prices to rise. This was when the United States started minting large quantities of gold coins. The result? Gold prices began to fall. They needed to pay off debt because they had too much money coming into circulation. They decided to return some of the gold they had left to Europe.
Many European countries didn't trust the U.S. dollars and started to accept gold for payment. Many European countries began to use paper money and stopped accepting gold as payment after World War I. The price of gold has risen significantly since then. Today, although the price fluctuates, gold remains one of the safest investments you can make.
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By: Lubomir Tassev
Title: Erdogan Suggests Turkish-Russian Payment System, Local Media Reports
Sourced From: news.bitcoin.com/erdogan-suggests-turkish-russian-payment-system-local-media-reports/
Published Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 04:30:47 +0000
