# What Saudi Arabia’s exit means for China-led mBridge amid global de-dollarisation

https://mins.news/en/item/68208

- South China Morning Post, 2026-09-22 03:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3368241/what-saudi-arabias-exit-means-china-led-mbridge-amid-global-de-dollarisation?utm_source=rss_feed

> Analysts say Saudi Arabia’s withdrawal from the China-led mBridge digital currency platform would matter more symbolically than operationally. It highlights the pressure on countries navigating between US influence and alternatives to dollar-based payment infrastructure. Saudi Arabia’s central bank said it had participated in mBridge.

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