Vol 64 No 18 | SOUTH AFRICABRICS Beijing asserts global south leadership role 25th August 2023 Bringing in new members and opening up more local currency trade point to a longer-term power shift It was the biggest international gathering in South Africa since the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as the country's first democratically elected leader in 1994, but the 22-24 Augu...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 14 | ETHIOPIABRICS Prime Minister Abiy knocks on the BRICS door 4th July 2023 Although Addis Ababa has strong economic links with the US and Europe, it is pushing a non-aligned diplomatic stance Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's application to join the BRICS economic grouping (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) looks to be mostly about political symbolism and attempt... READ FOR FREE
Vol 7 (AAC) No 1 | BRICS Indian companies top the transparency pops 4th November 2013 A Transparency International study shows Indian companies are ahead of the rest in reporting on their activities Indian multinationals came out streets ahead of their BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – peers in a new report by Transparency International. TI ra...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 12 | BRICS Future shocks fund 1st October 2013 The emerging economies agree to pool their money against financial shocks, but it may not be enough to protect them Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced at the Group of 20 Summit in St. Petersburg in early September that the governments of the BRICS grouping – Brazil, Russia, ...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 2 | SOUTH AFRICABRIEFINGBRICS Tshwane sets agenda for BRICS summit 4th December 2012 South Africa will hold the Fifth Summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group on 27 March 2013 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre in Durban...