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By Alexey Dolzhenkov and Evgenia Obukhova

The likelihood and prospects of the BRICS single currency is one of the most discussed topics in the world of finance. If you believe the world media and the statements of politicians from different countries, proposals for creating a currency union will b...

By Ilya Tsukanov

BRICS leaders are gearing up for their much-anticipated South Africa summit. Since the bloc’s creation at a forum in St. Petersburg in 2006, BRICS has come to represent the aspirations of the developing world to challenge the economic hegemony of the collective West. How does it p...

By Dhairya Maheshwari

A meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Culture was held in South Africa on Friday. The ministers signed the ‘Declaration of the VIII BRICS Ministers of Culture Meeting’ to increase cultural cooperation among the five states.
The BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China and...

By Ekaterina Blinova

Russia's Novatek is pushing ahead with the Arctic LNG-2 project to considerably step up production of liquefied natural gas (LNG), enhancing the nation's global market share to 20%. What's more, the project has no analogues in the world.
Russian President Vladimir Putin green...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Germany’s Economic Affairs and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck has asked India to abandon its “neutral” stance in the Ukraine conflict, as well as raising questions on India-Russia economic ties.
European countries like Germany continue to have a “Eurocentric” world view a...

By Pepe Escobar

It was a photo op for the ages: a visibly well-disposed President Xi Jinping receiving centenarian "old friend of China" Henry Kissinger in Beijing.
Mirroring meticulous Chinese attention to protocol, they met at Villa 5 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse – exactly where Kissinger...