By Raphael Machado* If all goes well, and the countries in question confirm their acceptance of membership, they will officially form part of the bloc as of January 1, 2024. Therefore, we must begin to think about how Brazil and Argentina, the two representatives of Our America in the bloc, could take advantage of their participation in the BRICS for ...
Reporting from Johannesburg / South Africa We are continuing to publish our interviews on the margins of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. To deepen insight into South African economic perceptions and expectations on the summit, the BRICS enlargement and trade in national currencies, we spoke to Rofhiwa Madzena. Madzena is a business journalist at South African eNCA TV, ...
One of the most striking aspects of the tectonic BRICS summit in Johannesburg was the spectacular queue consisting of 40 countries (mega-sic!) waiting to enter the group, which had already surpassed the G-7 GDP. The G-7 had a share of 29.2% of global GDP, compared to 32.1 percent of the 5-BRICS. Of the 40 candidates, only six entered, with which ...
We are continuing to publish the interviews made on the margins of the BRICS summit in South Africa. This time, we attended a small conference of South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel. Patel presented a specifically African perspective on the summit, which we will explore in further upcoming interviews as well. What is your main take-away ...
The 15th BRICS summit convened in South Africa. BRICS, the countries representing 40% of the global population, has further expanded with the inclusion of Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates. The convergence of Western Asia’s rival siblings, namely Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, under the BRICS umbrella is indicative of that ...
During the BRICS summit in South Africa, we had the chance to briefly interview Maria Zakharova, spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry. One of the main topics of the summit, the use of national currencies in international trade was in our focus. So, what means de-dollarization or national currency for you? What’s the advantage of it? You know, very often ...
We can cross live to our guest who has been patiently waiting to speak to us there as we brought that we wanted to bring that to our audience that sole comments but let’s speak to you yeah Yunus Soner, political analyst from Türkiye. Yunus thank you very much for holding on there. That point about the much-anticipated BRICS expansion: ...
O world, o humanity, good news! The BRICS Summit, held in South Africa on August 22-24, ushered in a new era for humanity. For the first time, a new international order is being established in which the oppressed determine the framework, not only for themselves but for people all over the world. Developing countries are joining forces against the hegemony ...
The BRICS countries are gathering for their first face-to-face summit after the pandemic. It is their 15th summit taking place while tensions around Ukraine and Taiwan are increasing and especially the Western block is struggling with an economic crisis, responding in closing borders and pursuing more aggressive policies. In that context, we have the chance to witness the summit right at ...
By Dr Fernando Esteche Between 22nd and 24th of August, the summit of BRICS presidents will meet in South Africa. The BRICS represent almost half of the global population and in the last year contributed 50% to the growth of the world’s gross product. Said summit will suffer from the absence of Russian President Vladimir Putin who will be represented ...