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This is why the US dollar is a potent sanctions weapon… for now

A Libyan customer exchanges U.S. dollars currency at a market shop, in Tripoli, Libya, September 8, 2021 Picture taken September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

Exchanging US dollars in Libya. The currency’s global reign may be ending. Image: REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

John Letzing
Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum
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