“Today, if we talk about such a system, then we can talk about a unified system of settlement payments and settlements among friendly countries, for example, the BRICS countries.
Yes, it is quite possible, ”RIA Novosti quotes Siluanov as saying on Channel One.
He noted that the currency for such calculations could be "supranational".
The Minister added that such studies are underway, but the decision is far away.
Siluanov also said that the Russian side lost confidence in the dollar as a settlement currency.