BRICS ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY

SA Restricts Airspace, Tightens Security For BRICS Summit

South Africa has tighetend security and restricted its airspace for the BRICS Summit which begins…

TV BRICS, African Times Sign Partnership Agreement 

TV BRICS International Media Network has signed a partnership agreement with the Pan-African multimedia organization,…

EXCLUSIVE: Russia’s Sherpa Speaks On Single BRICS Currency

The BRICS countries continue to discuss the possibility of introducing a common single currency and…

BRICS: Why Africa Must Look East And Resist Imperialist US Diplomacy By Threat 

The upcoming BRICS Summit in Johannesburg next month is important for South Africa, the African…

Egypt Applies For BRICS Membership

EGYPT has applied to join the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) bloc. Georgy Borisenko, the Russian ambassador to the North African country, revealed the development. The envoy said Egypt had applied to join the group because one of the initiatives that BRICS was currently engaged in, such as the maximum transfer of trade to alternative currencies or the creation of a joint currency, was important to them. “Egypt is very interested in this,” Borisenko said, as per…

Amid A Growing Trend Of De-Dollarisation, The Currencies Of BRICS Countries Are Rising In Prominence

China and Brazil have agreed to trade in the Chinese currency renminbi and Brazilian real before the visit of Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to China. This shift away from the US dollar is regarded as pragmatic and rational in the face of the current global financial fiasco. Reports suggest that the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) may need to provide an alternative and support a rebalancing of the financial system. The current uncertain…

China, DRC Upgrade Ties To Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership

The presidents of China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Friday the elevation of the bilateral relationship from astrategic partnership of win-win cooperation to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. China and the DRC are strategic partners with a profound traditional friendship forged in the course of fighting for national liberation and opposing colonial aggression, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his talks with visiting DRC President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo in Beijing. Bilateral cooperation in various fields…

Businessman And Political Analyst Tshepo Kgadima Talks About The Future of BRICS

South African businessman Tshepo Kgadima was interviewed for Executive Intelligence Review (EIR) Online by David Cherry on July 28, 2018. Kgadima is an independent political and economic analyst based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a former investment banker and a company director with more than 20 years’ experience. He is also president and CEO of LontohCoal Limited, director of Elgacol Limited, and chairman of the Indian Ocean Rim Business Forum. EIR: The Tenth BRICS Summit, held in Johannesburg, South…

Anil Sooklal: Strengthening Economic Cooperation Is One Of BRICS Summit’s Objectives 

In an exclusive interview with TV BRICS, South Africa’s BRICS Sherpa talks about the group’s priorities for the upcoming event Anil Sooklal is a diplomat, historian and religious scholar. He is currently the South African Sherpa to BRICS. He has taught at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the University of South Africa. During this time he has published more than 20 articles in both local and international journals.  Sooklal has served as Deputy Director General of the Asia and Middle…

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