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The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) on Friday criticised US President Donald Trump’s call for a 10% tariff on BRICS countries trading in non-dollar currencies, arguing that it was Washington’s own economic and geopolitical choices that triggered the shift away from the dollar in the first place, reported PTI.BRICS now includes India, Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Iran.The think tank pointed out that sweeping US sanctions and the exclusion of countries like Russia, Iran, and Venezuela from the SWIFT network effectively blocked dollar-based transactions and left major economies with no option but to seek alternatives. SWIFT is a global messaging system that facilitates payment instructions among over 11,000 banks across

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