Intra-BRICS trade is booming, driven by the expanded BRICS+ bloc (now including energy-rich nations like Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia) and a strong push for de-dollarization, boosting local currency settlements and new payment systems like CIPS. Key themes include diversifying supply chains, enhancing South-South cooperation, developing local payment systems (NDB, CIPS), and fostering tech/industrial integration to reduce reliance on Western markets, with total intra-bloc trade already exceeding US$1 trillion and growing significantly. Navigate the BRICS business framework. Find news on economic cooperation, the New Development Bank, and joint investment projects. Essential for businesses leveraging the powerful BRICS economic bloc.
2024 was marked by distinct changes in Russia’s foreign trade turnover, as sanctions and geopolitical instability forced the Russian economy to adapt to a new normal. Despite these challenges, exports grew by 0.5% to reach US$278 billion in value, while the focus of attention of Russian suppliers was Asia, Africa and the CIS countries. It […]
Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the primary “BRICS Sherpa” has been interviewed by Tass concerning the development of the BRICS group during 2024. This is especially pertinent as Russia held the Presidency of BRICS during the year, hosting the annual BRICS summit in Kazan. The interview covered Russia’s Presidency of BRICS, […]
A comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Russia and Iran will be signed during a meeting of both countries’ presidents in Moscow on January 17, 2025, the Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali has stated. The Iranian Embassy in Moscow released a statement saying “Speaking about the readiness of Iran and Russia to sign a Comprehensive […]
Food exports from Russia to India increased by over 100% during the first 11 months of 2024, according to from the Russian Agroexport federal agency. The top five agricultural products exported to India were sunflower oil, peas, soybean oil, dried chickpeas, and oats. The value was estimated at being worth over US$2.3 billion – more […]
By Kirill Babaev, Director of the Russian Institute of China and Contemporary Asia, of the Russian Academy of Science The past year has become very successful for the growing trend of a “Pivot to the East” in Russian foreign policy. It seems that Russia this year has finally fully realized that the Asian region can […]
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Nine countries will officially join BRICS as partner states in January, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov has said, adding that the economic group is open to like-minded partners. The new “Partner Country” status was approved at the BRICS summit in Kazan in October, after more than 30 countries applied to join the organization. Partner country […]
Russia is holding negotiations on launching direct flights to Brazil, Malaysia and Pakistan, according to Roman Starovoyt, the Russian Minister of Transport, who had said “We are considering Malaysia and Brazil. Pakistan has also contacted us recently with a similar request. We are also analyzing the situation there, and engaging in a constant dialogue. Of […]
The proposed Singapore-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement is showing signs of reactivating after Kazakhstan’s Senate passed a bill ratifying the deal at a plenary meeting on Thursday (December 19). It was originally signed in Yerevan on October 1, 2019. The agreement, which has been indefinitely postponed by Singapore since early 2022, had been mothballed […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin gave his annual public Q&A address yesterday, with him fielding questions from across Russia, including the general public and journalists. 2.2 million questions were received, ranging from the situation in Ukraine, which tended to dominate, to personal issues such as ‘What do you dream about?’ And what artworks he has […]
Air Arabia plans to launch direct flights on the Sharjah, of the United Arab Emirates, to Sochi on Russia’s Black Sea Coast route starting from June 27, 2025, according to Sochi Airport. Flights will operate three times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on narrow-body Airbus A320 aircraft, with travel time just under four […]
The BRICS will review Syria’s existing membership application if the new Syrian authorities endorse it, according to Sergey Ryabkov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Russia’s Sherpa in the BRIC. Russia currently holds the BRICS Presidency. Ryabkov said that “We consider applications of all countries very seriously, and Syria is no exception. But we do not […]
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