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By Rhod Mackenzie

Approximately 30 countries are interested in joining BRICS, and the association is also gaining more supporters. The Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted this on January 1st in his address at the start of Russia's chairmanship of the association.

'We will consider the w...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Argentine President Javier Milei has officially refused to join BRICS, an organisation that will be chaired by Russia in 2024. The new Argentine leadership has already taken a number of anti-Russian steps, declaring that it will develop relations with "liberal democracies". What...

By Akash Kalra

And so, what much of the world was anticipating eventually came to pass on August 24. At the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, six more nations were confirmed as full members of the burgeoning economic group. And although the exact identities of the new additions - Ar...

By Jai Hamid

The global financial landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation, with the BRICS alliance – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – at the forefront of a daring initiative to challenge the supremacy of the US dollar.

The year 2023 has been a landmark period for this b...

By Phil Butler

As of the time of me writing this , US dollar reserves have fallen by 6.5% as foreign central banks cut ties with the currency. The BRICS countries, especially those in the global South, are leading the charge to depart from the decades-long dominance of the American currency. China...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia plans to reduce the share of supplies of oil and its products to European countries to 4-5% of total exports by the end of 2024. This was stated by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak live on the Rossiya 24 TV channel on Wednesday 27 December.

"If previously we...