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The Americans' use of the dollar's dominance to manage international finance and the entire world economy has seriously jeopardised their position.
As emerging economies, oil-producing countries in the Middle East and even Europe try to innovate cross-border payment and settlement mechanisms, sign bilateral currency agreements, and promote the diversification of foreign exchange reserves, the pace of global "de-dollarisation" is accelerating.
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