SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
Egypt is planning to urge BRICS member states to trade in their national currencies, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, quoting the newly appointed Personal Representative of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to the BRICS Summit Ambassador Ragy El-Etreby.
El-Etreby indicated...
According to data from the Central Bank, the share of ruble settlements with Africa increased from 21.9% in 2022 to 48.1%
in 2024.
Additionally, there was a significant increase in the volume of ruble settlements with American countries, rising from 22.7% to 35.1%.
The share of the Russian curren...
On March 5, the Russian Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov announced that the BRICS member states plan to establish a payment system based on modern technologies such as digital currencies and blockchain.
The goal is to create an independent settlement payment system within the BRICS framework.
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By Rhod Mackenzie
Vladimir Putin's speech during his address to the Federal Assembly this year was intense and focused on Russia's socio-economic development goals. It contained a list of orders for the public administration system. The speech can be studied in detail to emphasize certain strategi...
By Rhod Mackenzie
In his address to the Federal Assembly, the Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that if the Russian economy continues to develop as dynamically as it did last year, it will soon become the fourth largest economy in the world in terms of GDP at purchasing power parity. This go...
The BRICS countries, led by Russia, are considering creating their own foreign trade settlement system based on blockchain. This could be economically profitable and politically safe, as it would make the BRICS countries less dependent on the decisions of Western politicians.
The BRICS countries...
