Why international traders choose alternative currencies to the US dollar in oil deals

  • Oil traders around the world are gradually shifting away from using the US dollar
  • Recent reports say major economic powerhouses have used alternative currencies in oil trades in recent times
  • Most oil deals in the last year have been settled primarily in the Chinese yuan

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Following the Russia-Ukraine war, more countries have moved away from the petrodollar, as over a fifth of global oil transactions in 2023 were done in currencies other than the US dollar.