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By Sergey Reshetnyak

The issue of introducing a single BRICS currency has become quite relevant on the eve of the forthcoming 15th summit of the organization in South Africa, at which, according to some information, the corresponding decision will be made, the expert noted.

“However, here you ne...

By Rhod Mackenzie

By the end of 2023, Chinese regulators are counting on a recovery in demand for gas, which last year fell for the first time in a decade due to covid restrictions. Thus, consumption in the country by the end of 2023 may grow by 7%, up to 390 billion cubic meters. The PRC will ens...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The West ( led by the USA )having failed to break the Russian economy, trying to pressure and bankrupt Russia's trading partners with the use of so-called secondary sanctions. This is assisted by the entire financial infrastructure built to track any transactions in dollars and e...

By Rhod Mackenzie

An increase in petrol prices is curently happening in many countries around the world. For example, in New York, petrol futures have now risen to a 9-month high. While oil futures have remained almost unchanged as of the end of July, oil futures rose by 20%. A similar pattern is...

By Igbal Guliyev

Russian companies are ready to offer energy projects designed to help friendly African countries reinforce their technological sovereignty along the entire competence chain, from capacity building to setting up enterprises in Africa, as well as enable their African partners to ble...

By Rhod Mackenzie

"African Problems - African Solutions". Russia has adhered to this principle since the time of the Soviet Union, but other major powers, including 'Colonial' countries from Europe, continue to view Africa as an arena for fighting each other. What are the features of this confront...