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Writing by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy
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References
[1] https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/isdb_results/factsheets/country/details_iran_en.pdf
[2] justice.gov/opa/pr/300-million-yacht-sanctioned-russian-oligarch-suleiman-kerimov-seized-fiji-request-united#:~:text=May%205%2C%202022-,%24300%20Million%20Yacht%20of%20Sanctioned%20Russian%20Oligarch%20Suleiman%20Kerimov%20Seized,sanctioned%20Russian%20oligarch%20Suleiman%20Kerimov
[3] assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivnM5AVLqZzI/v2/pidjEfPlU1QWZop3vfGKsrX.ke8XuWirGYh1PKgEw44kE/1003x-1.png
[4] asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/China-and-Russia-ditch-dollar-in-move-toward-financial-alliance
[5] telesurenglish.net/news/60-Percent-of-Iran-Russia-Trade-Is-Already-De-Dollarized-20230602-0015.html
[6] msn.com/en-us/money/markets/argentina-will-pay-for-chinese-imports-in-yuan-instead-of-dollars-to-preserve-its-shrinking-greenback-reserves/ar-AA1apFwy
[7] https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1289034.shtml
[8] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/207504/CASE_FINAL%20online.pdf
[9] federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/1996/1096lead.pdf
[10] bitcoinandmarkets.com/history-of-world-reserve-currencies-part-1-florin
[11] visualcapitalist.com/cp/how-reserve-currencies-evolved-over-120-years
[12] atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/russia-and-china-partners-in-dedollarization
For 16 free meals with HelloFresh PLUS free shipping, use code WENDOVER16 at bit.ly/3PxlBAp
Watch Jet Lag: The Game at youtube.com/jetlagthegame
Buy a Wendover Productions t-shirt: standard.tv/collections/wendover-productions/products/wendover-productions-shirt
Subscribe to Half as Interesting (The other channel from Wendover Productions): youtube.com/halfasinteresting
Youtube: YouTube.com/WendoverProductions
Instagram: Instagram.com/sam.from.wendover
Twitter: Twitter.com/WendoverPro
Sponsorship Enquiries: wendover@standard.tv
Other emails: sam@wendover.productions
Reddit: Reddit.com/r/WendoverProductions
Writing by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy
Editing by Alexander Williard
Animation led by Josh Sherrington
Sound by Graham Haerther
Thumbnail by Simon Buckmaster
References
[1] https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/isdb_results/factsheets/country/details_iran_en.pdf
[2] justice.gov/opa/pr/300-million-yacht-sanctioned-russian-oligarch-suleiman-kerimov-seized-fiji-request-united#:~:text=May%205%2C%202022-,%24300%20Million%20Yacht%20of%20Sanctioned%20Russian%20Oligarch%20Suleiman%20Kerimov%20Seized,sanctioned%20Russian%20oligarch%20Suleiman%20Kerimov
[3] assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivnM5AVLqZzI/v2/pidjEfPlU1QWZop3vfGKsrX.ke8XuWirGYh1PKgEw44kE/1003x-1.png
[4] asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/China-and-Russia-ditch-dollar-in-move-toward-financial-alliance
[5] telesurenglish.net/news/60-Percent-of-Iran-Russia-Trade-Is-Already-De-Dollarized-20230602-0015.html
[6] msn.com/en-us/money/markets/argentina-will-pay-for-chinese-imports-in-yuan-instead-of-dollars-to-preserve-its-shrinking-greenback-reserves/ar-AA1apFwy
[7] https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202304/1289034.shtml
[8] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/207504/CASE_FINAL%20online.pdf
[9] federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/1996/1096lead.pdf
[10] bitcoinandmarkets.com/history-of-world-reserve-currencies-part-1-florin
[11] visualcapitalist.com/cp/how-reserve-currencies-evolved-over-120-years
[12] atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/russia-and-china-partners-in-dedollarization
