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By Rhod Mackenzie

The foreign ministers of the BRICS countries will meet in Nizhny Novgorod in the summer of 2024. This was announced by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 13th December at a government session of the Federation Council.
The Russian foreign minister also noted that Russia, as the c...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Amidst the frequent geopolitical and economic changes, important details are often overlooked. In recent weeks, the BRICS alliance has been steadily growing. Despite scepticism, the Belt & Road forum has yielded clear, goal-driven results. However, one aspect that is not receivin...

By Zamir Ahmed Awan

BRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. It encompass about 27% of the world’s land surface and 42% of the global population. Brazil, Russia, India, and China are among the world’s ten largest countries by population...

By Sofwan F Arrasyid

The global economy always moves in ever-evolving dynamics, every economic actor, whether countries, groups of countries, multinational private companies or international organizations, has a significant role. One group that is increasingly prominent in the world economic lands...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia will help African countries to gain independent control over the extraction and development of their resources. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in his address to the participants of the opening ceremony of the International Congress "Africa in Sea...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian bank VTB published figures regarding their sales of gold ingots to individual customers. It appears that Russians are still keen to buy gold, and this autumn the demand has gone up. What is the reason behind this sudden craze for gold and what other ways are there to...