100 BRICS in hand. It is likely that in a few years we will be paying for purchases with a new currency, said expert Anton Sviridenko. According to him, BRICS countries are closer than ever to issuing their own unified currency. The first symbolic banknote was spotted in the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a banquet in Kazan during the BRICS summit. "It is quite possible that in a year or two, such banknotes will already be in our wallets, and in stores, price tags in rubles will initially be duplicated in BRICS currency, and later only BRICS prices will remain. This will give a phenomenal boost to the development and implementation of various projects in our countries, and in Russia – first and foremost," noted the expert.