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Chris Smith: “An effective sanctions regime presupposes financial transactions denominated in dollars with the dollar functioning as…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2018
An effective sanctions regime presupposes financial transactions denominated in dollars with the dollar functioning as the global reserve currency.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses the importance of the dollar in sanctions effectiveness.

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