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The European Commission aims to decrease its purchases of liquefied natural gas ( LNG from Russia starting this year. This is despite the fact that Russia is currently the second largest supplier of LNG to the continent, after the United States. However, finding a replacement for Russian volumes rem...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Shipping via the sea lanes forms the backbone of trade corridors between the European Union and China, accounting for 90% of trade. According to Eurostat, imports from China in 2022 amounted to 627 billion euros, and exports amounted to 234 billion euros. The largest importer of...
By Pepe Escobar
BRICS doubled its membership at the start of 2024, and faces huge tasks ahead: integrating its newest members, developing future admission criteria, deepening the institution's groundings, and most importantly, launching the mechanisms for bypassing the US dollar in international f...
By Rajiv Bhatia
On 1 January 2024, the chairship of BRICS shifted from South Africa to Russia, with a full agenda in tow. BRICS, a multilateral forum of five nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – made history by accepting the applications of six other states – Argentina, Saudi...
An article by Bloomberg has concluded that the Russian economy has fully adapted to the challenging situation it faces. Recently, the government released the forecast data on the country's trajectory towards becoming the 4th largest economy in the world. Experts have identified both opportunities an...
By Herbert Poenisch
In January, five new members joined the Brics bloc: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Iran and Ethiopia. This means that five new currencies are in the pot for payments and mutual holdings, joining those of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The Brics...
