From The Telegraph:
Russia has become the first major country to call for a partial restoration of the Gold Standard to uphold discipline in the world financial system.
Arkady Dvorkevich, the Kremlin's chief economic adviser, said Russia would favour the inclusion of gold bullion in the basket-weighting of a new world currency based on Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund.
Chinese and Russian leaders both plan to open debate on an SDR-based reserve currency as an alternative to the US dollar at the G20 summit in London this week, although the world may not yet be ready for such a radical proposal.
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My Comment: Unlike most Western countries, the Russian Government understands the importance of gold, and how it can be used to instill discipline in a countries financial and currency situation.
Kudos to the Russian Government, they are showing far more common sense than our own governments. I predict China, the Gulf States, and other major countries to soon follow. These actions will have a long term profound impact on both world economics and business.