SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russia will promote the issue of improving the BRICS settlement and payment system independent of Western infrastructure - this could be, for example, payments in digital currencies; Russia is ready to test this with China, the EAEU and the Gulf countries, Russian Finance Ministe...
By Rhod Mackenzie
India has started buying Russian Sokol again oil after a two-month break according to a Reuters report.
At least two Indian oil refineries received supplies of light sweet crude from Russia in February, agency sources said. Among the companies that have acquired Sokol is India...
By Ebtesam Al-Ketbi
Our world is not static; the year 2023 witnessed heightened interest in the role of the Global South in shaping the international order.
The Concept of the Global South
The idea of the Global South is increasingly connected to the individual or collective efforts of develo...
By Rhod Mackenzie
According to a study by financial intelligence company Sayari, it is possible that certain Russian banks may have found a way to bypass the ban on importing cash dollars and euros into Russia by exchanging gold for them in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. Bloomberg reported o...
The first meeting of BRICS Sherpas and Sous-Sherpas, organised by Russia as the group's chairman, was held in Moscow. Representatives of the five new members of the association: Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Egypt are taking part in it for the first time.
One of the priorities of BR...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The news that Russia is considering the possibility of storing part of its reserves in the currencies of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia made us think: why are we always looking for a safe haven abroad and not investing in our own projects?
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