SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
China is attempting to avoid a recession by investing in manufacturing and increasing exports. According to Bloomberg analysts, this strategy is complicated by ongoing trade wars with the United States and EU countries, as each nation vies for influence on the global stage. For m...
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BRICS nations Russia and China have eliminated Western currencies, including the US Dollar, from their bilateral trade, achieving a $200 billion trade turnover ahead of schedule. Payments are now made using Rubles and Yuan, with Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin revealing a move from 20%...
Russia’s envoy in New Delhi has expressed hope that China and India will normalize relations, which have been strained due to unresolved border disputes.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a conference in New Delhi organized by Russia’s Valdai Discussion Club and India’s Vivekananda Intern...
By Rhod Mackenzie
According to Maxim Osadchiy, the head of the analytical department of BKF Bank, countries worldwide are actively developing alternatives to the SWIFT interbank system for making payments. However, these alternatives still only account for a small share of traffic, representing up...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The partnership between Russia and China aims to merge their economic development priorities with protection from growing Western pressure. This trend is expected to continue in 2024. According to Alexander Lomanov, a Sinologist and head of the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies at...
By Oleg Barabanov.
Both during the Russian presidency and in subsequent years, the task of further optimising the BRICS+ format, as well as possible new rounds of expansion, is slated to become a priority, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Oleg Barabanov.
The current geopolitical confrontati...
