SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
At a post-summit press conference between the United States and China, President Joe Biden reiterated his view that Xi Jinping is a dictator.
"Well, he is a dictator. He alone governs a communist country with a vastly different government to ours. Nevertheless, we have made pro...
By John Gong
The architects of the current global governance system have failed the world. Not only didn’t they redeem the sins of their ancestors, but we now have the leaders of the richest club in the world convening every year preaching to the rest of the planet about the rules-based order, whi...
By Amro Selim
Earlier this year, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, alongside Iran, were welcomed into the BRICS alliance, which comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The inclusion of the Middle East countries, set to come into effect in January 2024, is slated to significantly bo...
By Premeshin Naidoo
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been flying his country's flag in Africa lately, seeking to expand trade and investment ties between the two.
He kicked off the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi in September with the announcement that the African Union would become a per...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The October figures for China's industrial production and retail sales were better than expected, indicating that the long-awaited recovery of the world's second-largest economy may be on the horizon. T However, the construction industry remains in a deep crisis, hindering its pr...
By Rhod Mackenzie
According to a report by Bloomberg, the five current members of the BRICS group have increased trade by 56% between 2017 and 2022, reaching around $422 billion in total last year.
BRICS currently comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, but will be joined by Arg...
