SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
Sakhalin Energy, which manages the Sakhalin-2 LNG project, is offering Chinese buyers 12 LNG cargoes per year for a period of 3-5 years, writes Platts. This amounts to around 1 million tonnes of LNG, which is comparable to the volume of Shell's offtake contract, which has now bee...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russia will promote the issue of improving the BRICS settlement and payment system independent of Western infrastructure - this could be, for example, payments in digital currencies; Russia is ready to test this with China, the EAEU and the Gulf countries, Russian Finance Ministe...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The BRICS countries are developing a strategy to deal with the risks to the global economy posed by the high debt and budget deficits of Western countries, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The minister recalled his experience of part...
Trade between India and China has hit a historic high of $136.2 billion, Beijing's envoy stated at a function in New Delhi, suggesting that over the past year, relations between the neighboring states have gained "positive momentum."
Bilateral trade grew by just 1.5% - it stood at $135.9 billion i...
By Yaroslav Lissovolik
Against the backdrop of a sizeable expansion in BRICS membership, debates have intensified over the expediency of the bloc’s institutionalization to cope with the rising complexity in its operations. In particular, calls have been voiced on the desirability of a permanent se...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Chinese oil refiners have replaced their Indian counterparts, who reduced purchases of Russian Sokol oil due to fear of American sanctions. In February, Chinese oil refiners, mostly private owners, purchased an average of 168 thousand barrels of Sokol daily, three times more than...
