BRICS

Future BRICS Currency To Combine A Gold Standard & Sovereign Currency Mix

BRICS, Finance, Trade

As we reported last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin has held meetings with Dilma Rousseff, the Head of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB). A new priority for the NDB, as directed by its shareholders, is the development of a new digital currency to facilitate direct trade between members and bypass sanctions imposed on Russia […]

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Zimbabwe – BRICS Multilateral Trade Shoots Up as Harare Looks To Join  

Africa, BRICS, Trade

Zimbabwe maintains good relations with all BRICS member countries and it is edging closer to joining the grouping, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said as he returned home from the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Mnangagwa said that “Zimbabwe is edging closer to joining the BRICS economic bloc. Our good relations with members will enhance

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BRICS, EAEU Could Be Part Of A New Unified Eurasian Commodities Exchange

BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance

The St. Petersburg International Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange (SPIMEX) will create a new, common EAEU commodity exchange market and then intends to integrate this to include commodities trading within the BRICS, according to SPIMEX President Igor Artemyev, speaking on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Artemyev stated that “A large

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Moscow Considering Recognition Of Taliban As Afghanistan’s Legitimate Government

BRICS, Trade

The Foreign Ministry of the Taliban movement (which is currently banned in Russia as a terrorist organization), which controls Afghanistan, has welcomed Russia’s declared intention to build bilateral relations. Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson for the Taliban Foreign Ministry, said that “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan welcomes comments by the

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Thailand Applies To Join BRICS

BRICS, Trade

October 25 Update: Thailand has now been granted ‘BRICS Partner’ status. See more here. Thailand will apply to become a member of the BRICS economic bloc, the Thai government in Bangkok announced on Tuesday (May 28). Government spokesman Chai Wacharonke said that the Thai cabinet has approved the text of the official letter expressing Thailand’s

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Russia Looking To Revive South African Gas Refinery

BRICS, Energy, Trade

South Africa’s PetroSA and Russia’s Gazprombank are currently investigating the feasibility of restarting operations at South Africa’s gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel plant in Mossel Bay in South Africa’s Western Cape. PetroSA spokeswoman Nonny Mashika-Dennison has said that all factors affecting the viability of restarting operations at the refinery were being considered as part of a comprehensive

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