BRICS

Official rhetoric on India becoming a $5 trillion dollar economy has resumed, with the Prime Minister’s remarks at the BRICS conference last week. However, these claims are riddled with problems. | Photo Credit: JAMES OATWAY Addressing the…

Officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa gather in Johannesburg on Tuesday for a three-day BRICS summit, a five-nation club comprising 40% of the world’s population and more than 25 percent of global GDP…

The Brics bloc is a positive opportunity for South Africa. It is right for our government to cultivate relationships with Brics. India and China in particular are massive and fast-growing markets that South African businesses can benefit…

A few years ago, the Brics grouping – Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa – had lost salience because three of its members were in severe economic difficulty. Brazil, Russia and South Africa are primarily natural resource…

You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here. JEREMY MAGGS: ANC treasurer-general Gwen Ramokgopa, says the potential growth of the Brics Forum should not be seen as a threat to developing nations. Currently, Brics nations…

Brics heads of state will discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the five-nation bloc’s summit next month, as South Africa drives a continental initiative to bring an end to the conflict, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. “When we meet, we…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday that next month's BRICS summit, which Vladimir Putin has been invited to, will be held in-person despite an arrest warrant on the Russian leader.…

South Africa said on Thursday it will host the Brics bloc summit in August as planned, amid speculation that it may move to China so Russia’s President Vladimir Putin can attend in a nation not obliged to arrest him on war crimes…

 You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here. CIARAN RYAN: In the past few weeks we’ve heard considerable talk about a new Brics  currency that could challenge the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency, or at the very least…

South Africa is expected to host the Brics summit in August 2023. The event could offer the country an opportunity to exercise leadership in the Brics’ efforts to reform the arrangements for global economic governance and in supporting…