"Taking into account the devaluation of
national currencies in neighboring countries, an excessively strengthened manat rate may hamper the development of the real sector of the Azerbaijani economy," he said.
Earlier he said that historically CIS countries and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member-states rank the first in terms of settlements in
national currencies with Russia, virtually followed by China.
Not only with Turkey and Iran, we're also arranging and already implementing payments in
national currencies with the People's Republic of China," Lavrov said.
The officials met in St Petersburg to discuss how to raise the volume of mutual settlements in their respective
national currencies. They also discussed what needs to be done when it comes to making settlements in
national currencies between the two countries.
Both agreements are designed to create favourable conditions for developing reciprocal trade and direct investment to be made in their
national currencies.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, also as expected, told the SCO summit that the Shanghai group member states should increase the share of their
national currencies in mutual settlements to reduce dependence on the dollar and improve the health of the global financial system.
This has taken place most notably in Europe where the euro has replaced
national currencies. In the Americas, a campaign of dollarization --pegging native currencies to or replacing them with the U.S.
Other members of the European Union, including the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Sweden, have opted to keep their
national currencies.
dollars reflect the underlying national wage and benefit trends measured in
national currencies, as well as frequent and sometimes sharp changes in currency exchange rates.
Will I be able to change the
national currencies into euro?
An interim period from January 1st to February 28th 2002 will allow the use of both the Euro and old
national currencies in all EMU countries.
But the "golden" name and the instant popularity of the new coin serve as a reminder of the valuable role that real gold has played throughout the centuries -- and still plays today -- in providing a stable foundation for
national currencies.