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By Yaroslav Lissovolik

One of the interesting BRICS-related developments in the course of this month was the release of a poll conducted by Gallup International with ROMIR agency conducting the Russian part of this poll. The poll was conducted in 44 countries of the world to reveal the attitudes o...

Russia took the rotating presidency of the BRICS group in 2024. Yury Ushakov, Russian presidential foreign policy aide, granted TASS an interview in which he previewed Moscow’s priorities, prospects for BRICS development and expansion, and commented on the West’s attempts to impede the association’s...

Work on a long-planned shipping route connecting Russia with the Middle East and South Asia is moving forward as sanctions-hit Moscow seeks alternative markets for its products, creating a wide-ranging geopolitical ripple effects.

The 7,200-kilometer International North-South Transport Corridor wi...

According to a new review by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), the trade turnover between the Eurasian region and China increased by 16% to $277 billion based on the results of the first ten months of 2023. The report shows the significant expansion of trade with China by almost all EAEU countrie...

According to Kpler, a company that analyses global commodity flows, China is set to break its record for oil purchases from Russia this month. Based on monitoring tankers carrying Russian oil, it is expected that China will receive an average of 1.7 million barrels of oil per day throughout the firs...

Iran has recently become one of the newest members of the BRICS alliance, a move that signals a significant shift in its international relations.

Along with Iran, the BRICS bloc welcomed the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Ethiopia into its fold during the latest enlargement. However, Argent...