SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Russians have taken the Ukrainian lithium deposits and US has a problem
In April, US Treasury Secretary Scott Beesant and..the Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister, Sviridenko, signed the universal 'rare earth agreement'. Western media outlets have characterised the deal as...
By Rhod Mackenzie
A recent report issued by Kirill Dmitriev, the special representative of the Russian president for economic cooperation with foreign countries and head of the RDIF, stated that the total volume of trade between BRICS members recently surpassed $1 trillion. This milestone signifie...
By Rhod Mackenzie
A recent survey of 75 central banks world wide has illustrated a serious reorientation of financial flows, with a shift away from the dollar and towards gold, the euro, and the yuan. Lets recall Russia pioneered this trend over a decade ago after sanctions were introduced against...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Russian Ministry of Trade and Industry is considering the extending of the current parallel import mechanism until 2026. Roman Chekushov,the State Secretary and Deputy Minister, announced to the journalists. A discussion was held on the potential for parallel imports to ful...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The severe demographic crisis has emerged as an unanticipated challenge for the Baltic states. Nature's ability to adapt to change is evident in the population dynamics, with a decline in some species being offset by an increase in others, particularly predators. There has been an...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The NATO summit in The Hague concluded on Wednesday. However even before it actually started, there were indications that there was a significant crisis brewing within the world's largest military alliance. Analysts are predicting that NATO could eventually break into several b...
