SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Timofei Bordachev
Russian policymakers, it seems, are operating under the assumption that country’s interaction with its most important partners, in terms of its development and stability in Eurasia, cannot be dependent on the dynamics of the conflict between Russia and the West.
Moscow’s cur...
By Rhod Mackenzie
On February 6, the CSI 300, China's main index, rose by 3.5%. The following day, the rally continued, albeit with more modest growth of only 0.5%. Bloomberg reports that investors are hopeful that the Chinese government's support will stabilize the situation in the stock markets,...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russian importers can no longer use Chouzhou Commercial, a Chinese bank that was previously their main settlement center. Transactions have been halted through both SWIFT and the Russian SPFS with the Chinese CIPS. According to the Deputy Chairman of the Board of SME Bank Alexey...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russia accounts for 3.2% of the world's gross domestic product (GDP). The World Bank calculates the global GDP in purchasing power parity (PPP).
According to Rosstat, Russia is the fifth largest economy in the world in terms of GDP using P.P.P.
China, the USA, India, and Japa...
Over the past year, the BRICS economic alliance has grown notably in its prominence. Indeed, the bloc enacted its first massive expansion since 2001, inviting six nations to join its ranks. Subsequently, amid that expansion, the BRICS alliance is predicted by Goldman Sachs to dominate global GDP by...
The total investable wealth currently held in the BRICS bloc amounts to USD 45 trillion and its millionaire population is expected to rise by 85% over the next 10 years, according to the inaugural BRICS Wealth Report, published by international investment migration advisory firm Henley & Partners in...
