No dia 22 de junho, às 9h, acontece o webinar The challenges for Brics to create a new reserve currency, em inglês. A atividade conta com a participação dos professores André Cunha e Luiza Peruffo, do Departamento de Economia e Relações Internacionais da UFRGS. O evento é gratuito, aberto a todos os interessados, e ocorre via Microsoft Teams. Mais informações e link para inscrições estão disponíveis aqui.
Programme
In the webinar the participants discuss the desirability and feasibility of establishing a BRICS Reserve Currency to replace the US dollar in the international payment system. The programme of the webinar is as follows:
9h – Welcome Remarks from the Chair.
9h10min – Presentations
Olga V. Biryukova, “Payments in trade among BRICS: Navigating choppy waters.”
David Fowkes, “Making payments or storing value? The logics of reserve currencies.”
André Moreira Cunha, “Is a BRICS common currency feasible and how would it compete with the Chinese renminbi?”
10h – Commentators and presenter responses:
Pami Dua and Mark Ellyne
10h30min – Question and answer by participants
11h – Closure.
About the speakers
Mark Ellyne is a Visiting Professor at the University of Cape Town. He specialises in macroeconomic issues, particularly monetary policy, regional integration, and balance of payments issues. He previously served at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a Senior Economist for over 20 years.
Olga V. Biryukova is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, Higher School of Economics (HSE) University. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS). She served as a Russian negotiator of e-commerce, services trade and investment at the WTO between 2018 and 2019.
André Moreira Cunha and Prof Luiza Peruffo. Prof. André Moreira Cunha is a Full Professor in the Department of Economics and International Relations at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). His research focuses on the macroeconomic aspects of international trade and finance. Dr. Cunha worked as economic advisor to the Far South Development Bank (BRDE) Board of Directors. Prof. Luiza Peruffo is an adjunct professor in the Department of Economics and International Relations at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in Brazil. Her research is central on international monetary and financial systems.
David Fowkes is a Lead Specialist in the Financial Markets Department of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). He holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He has worked at the SARB since 2013.
Pami Dua is Director and Senior Professor at the Delhi School of Economics. She served as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India between 2016 to 2020. She is currently a member of the Governing Council of the Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL). She is currently Co-Chair of the Task Force on Macroeconomics, Trade and Livelihoods under Think20 (T20) / G20 India.
