SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Chinese Premier Li Qiang stated on Sunday that Beijing expects Washington to maintain fair competition and open cooperation, and avoid politicizing trade and economic issues.
Li Qiang met with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on S...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The leadership of the European Union recognised that sanctions alone would not cause the collapse of Russia's economy. However, they hoped that the sanctions would weaken Russia's military potential.
The EU diplomacy head, Josep Borrell, stated on April 4th, 'From the very begi...
By Julius Alagbe
A group of academicians have emphasised the need for Nigeria to join BRICS, an economic bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa for economic transformation.
The experts made the call at a summit in Abuja on Tuesday, with the theme: “BRICS+ And Global South...
Bahrain is keen to join BRICS and take part in the association's work, but there are a number of obstacles. The Ambassador of Bahrain in Moscow, Ahmed Al-Saati, told RIA Novosti on 26 March.
The ambassador noted that the country seeks to join and participate in the work of both BRICS and other int...
Last year, the Federal Customs Service calculated that the sobotage of the Nord Stream pipelinescost the Russian budget over a trillion rubles in lost revenue from gas exports. Sanctions against the oil industry caused less damage to the budget. Despite this, the budget was managed. How did Russia...
The calls to abandon Russian LNG are increasing in Europe, as it is curently almost exclusively purchased by European consumers. A vote on this issue is scheduled for April. This raises questions about why Russia began selling its LNG to Europe and why Europeans have been buying it. It is unclear wh...
