SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
When I was a young journalist starting out in the calling,yes back then being a journalist was a calling and was all about facts,about integrity, honesty and balance something that has now dissapeared completely a bit like the newspapers themselves Now in the smoke filled newsrooms of the provincia...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The petrodollar agreement between Saudi Arabia and the United States, signed in 1974, has now expired. This will enable Saudi Arabia to sell its oil and other goods not only in US dollars but in other currencies, according to media reports. Lets look at why the Saudis entered in...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The companies with the highest capitalisation in relation to national GDP are located in Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Argentina. Saudi Aramco, the Saudi oil and gas company, is the only company from the G20 countries whose indicator exceeds the country’s GDP, according to RIA No...
By Oleg Barbanov
It remains unclear whether a new round of BRICS enlargement will occur or not. Should this happen, the BRICS leaders would utilize their own criteria, which are not public. It is likely that a decision will be reached by consensus, implying that the interests of all BRICS members...
By Baba Yusuf
“With each new day in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing he must outrun the fastest lion or perish. At the same time, a lion stirs and stretches, knowing he must outrun the fastest gazelle or starve. It is no different for the human race. Whether you consider yourself a gazelle or a...
The CEO of Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser, has called for a change in the strategy of transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, commonly known as the 'green' transition. Nasser believes that the current strategy has failed and proposes to abandon the idea of replacing oil and gas with...
