Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson: No new date or venue has been set for the meeting between Araghchi and Witkoff, and no negotiations will take place until the outcome is guaranteed
Palestinian platforms: Settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex under the protection of the occupation police
Palestinian platforms: The IOF detonated a booby-trapped robot east of the al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City
Syrian Defense: We call on all parties in Sweida to cooperate with security forces and exercise restraint
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese Army is continuing its investigations and will later announce any information that does not affect the confidentiality of the investigation
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: It has not yet been determined whether the detainees belong to ISIS or another organization
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Around 10 people of different nationalities, including Lebanese nationals, were detained
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese army arrested a number of people in the Matn area of Mount Lebanon with possession it has not disclosed
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: We have strong indications that there are martyrs, injuries, and trapped people in the Salah al-Din area
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman: Citizens should avoid Salah al-Din Street because anyone who approaches it is at risk of being directly targeted

Cuba's Diaz-Canel: Using dollar gives US 'aggressive' hegemony

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 2 Jun 2023 15:21
  • 1 Shares
3 Min Read

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel believes that Russia can shrink the power of the dollar in international trade and urges the need to "recognize the leading role of Russia in shaping this multipolar world".

  • x
  • Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (L) and former Cuban President Raul Castro wave Cuban flags as they watch the annual May Day parade file past at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, May 1, 2019. (AP)
    Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel and former President Raul Castro wave Cuban flags at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, on May 1, 2019. (AP)

In an interview on Thursday with RT, Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated that abandoning the use of the US dollar will free the world from American hegemony.

Giving the dollar leverage around the world, according to the president, allows the US to pursue an “aggressive hegemonistic policy of building walls, imposing punitive sanctions, blackmail, aggression and slander". 

He added that the BRICS block of emerging economies “provides a brilliant alternative for economic integration, especially for developing economies.”

With the bloc countries representing nearly 40% of the global population, and accounting for approximately 25% of the world's economy, members have started to conduct more bilateral trade in their own currencies instead. 

Read more: De-dollarization: Slowly but surely

“It is at times like this that we get friends from other countries supporting us with real actions and under conditions that are not harmful to our independence,” Diaz-Canel said. 

Related News

Reviving the Bandung spirit in a multipolar world: China Daily

Putin declares a 'new world order' is emerging

Even though Cuba is not a BRICS member, it has been a close ally of Russia since the Soviet era, and bilateral trade between them tripled last year, amounting to $452 million.

'Lies and empty promises' 

Furthermore, Diaz-Canel believes that Russia can shrink the power of the dollar in international trade, and urged the need to "recognize the leading role of Russia in shaping this multipolar world".

The “de-dollarization,” he said, will lead to “more inclusive and more mutually beneficial trade” for those who reject the US' “lies and empty promises.”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had said back in April that the de-dollarization process has started, and this shows that the US has not been truthful about it being a shared global currency that will ensure the functioning of the mechanisms of global economies.

This followed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's call to establish a common currency for the South American region to avoid depending on the US dollar on Tuesday. The shared currency idea has been discussed on and off within the Mercosur trade bloc - consisting of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay - since its formation in 1991. 

Earlier this month, Argentine President Alberto Fernández and his Brazilian counterpart also announced a vow to initiate a mechanism to use local currencies in bilateral trade. 

Moreover, BRICS member states China and Brazil struck a deal in March to ditch the US dollar in their bilateral transactions, which is expected to reduce investment costs and develop economic ties between the two countries, as more nations, with the growing geopolitical and economic influence of the East, are paving the way to distance themselves from the US politically-oriented currency.

Read next: Havana and the world: Al Mayadeen interviews Cuba President (II)

  • Multipolar world order
  • BRICS
  • Russia
  • US
  • Dollar
  • Miguel Diaz-Canel
  • de-dollarization
  • Cuba

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Israeli soldiers are seen in Beit Hanoun ahead of an operation by the al-Qassam Brigades, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

'Israel' on blast as media exposes report discrepancies in Gaza ambush

  • Palestine
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

  • Politics
  • 9 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The Freedom Flotilla ship Handala as it departs for Gaza, where it aims to break the maritime blockade at a port in Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy on July 13, 2025. (AFP)
Palestine

Freedom Flotilla's Handala departs Sicily in bid to break Gaza siege

The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga (AP)
Politics

US shipbuilding woes deepen as tariffs, outdated policies backfire

Gaza war raises ethical questions for ex-Obama, Biden officials
Politics

Mercenary firm tied to Gaza war crimes hires Obama-Biden PR operatives

'Israel' targets children in Gaza collecting water
Palestine

'Israel' strikes Gaza kids fetching water, blames it on 'malfunction'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS