SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
According to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari, BRICS will have a significant impact on energy, new technologies, and aerospace.
The main challenges are energy production, transportation, and consumption. Safari stated that BRICS is addressing...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The year 2024 will be a significant milestone for the development of BRICS. The alliance has invited several new countries. Moscow will have to help the newcomers understand the advantages of the alternative G7 international format. Russia will hold its chairmanship in the organi...
By Rhod Mackenzie
According to Alexey Gromov, the chief energy director of the Economic Institute, while BRICS should not take on the functions of OPEC+ in regulating the oil market, the expanded association's 80% share of global oil production will facilitate trade between its members.
Since Ja...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The expansion of BRICS to include five new countries will come into force on January 1. This will lead to their total GDP at purchasing power parity exceeding a third of the world's. Additionally, proven oil reserves will increase several times.
During the BRICS summit in South...
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...
