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Iran's Ambassador to India Iraj Elahi, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal discussed the development of cooperation between India, Iran.

"H.E. Iraj Elahi ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi, met with H.E. Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia has punished five Ecuadorian banana suppliers and has started purchasing bananas from India for the first time. Ecuador has been the main importer of bananas to Russia until now. It is unclear why Ecuador held on to its monopoly status for so long and why Russia only now b...

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...

By Rhod Mackenzie

India's economy has become the fastest growing on the planet, with a GDP growth of 7.5%. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this at the opening of the International Energy Week in Goa.
He stated that the Energy Week comes at a very important time, as India's GDP growth r...