Category: BRICS

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on the BRICS group nations if they undercut the U.S. dollar. "We require a commitment... that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency ...

By Thiago P.B. Bessimo In Brazil, foreign policy appears to be a delicate dance these days, with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration striking a careful balance between competing global powers. Lula’s foreign policy advisor, Celso Amorim—often seen as the real ...

Indonesia's recent decision to pursue full membership in BRICS—a coalition of major emerging economies including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—has stirred significant discussion amid an evolving geopolitical landscape. During the recent BRICS Plus Summit in Kazan earlier this month, Foreign Minister Sugiono officially expressed ...

By Giulia Sciorati This week’s BRICS summit in Kazan has represented a key opportunity for Beijing to strengthen its leadership within the group and solidify its status as both a regional and global power. For China, BRICS serves primarily as a ...

The Indonesian Coast Guard said it “drove out” a Chinese Coast Guard vessel from a contested area of the South China Sea. The Indonesian side was busy with a gas survey conducted by the country’s oil and gas company, PT Pertamina, off the Natuna Islands. In radio communication, ...

The IMF wants to know more about a cross-border payments system discussed by the BRICS group of countries this week and aimed at boosting non-dollar transactions, the Fund's managing director said Thursday. The meeting of the BRICS -- meaning Brazil, Russia, ...

The BRICS+ group committed itself to global financial reform and opposing trade barriers at its leaders’ summit in Kazan, Russia. The summit, the largest diplomatic forum in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, gathered more than twenty leaders in what is increasingly ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday told leaders of BRICS emerging economies the world was facing "serious challenges" and urged the group to be a "stabilizing force." Xi was speaking on the final day of the BRICS summit in the Russian ...

India and China agreed on Wednesday to work towards improving bilateral ties, signaling a potential thaw between the neighbors since clashes between their troops in 2020 over a contested border. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday touted the creation of a new "multipolar world order" at the BRICS summit, a gathering of world leaders he hopes will show that Western attempts to isolate Moscow over its Ukraine offensive have failed. The ...

By Emilie Beraud et Célia Lebur West African social media is abuzz with posts promoting a "brighter future" in partnership with non-Western powers, especially those belonging to the BRICS emerging economies meeting this week in Russia.

China's President Xi Jinping said Wednesday there must be "no escalation of fighting" in Ukraine as he addressed leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies, including his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Around 20 world leaders are gathering in the central ...