BRICS
Brics talks end without joint statement, exposing divisions over war in Iran
Iran has struck the UAE with missiles and drones several times since the war began on Feb 28
Brics+ wall has growing Middle East cracks
At the upcoming Brics Foreign Ministers meeting, New Delhi will seek to shift the bloc towards greater geoeconomic focus
Iran war shows limits of Brics as India pushed to choose sides
The group has failed to take a position on the war
India’s central bank proposes linking Brics’ digital currencies: sources
US President Donald Trump has previously said the bloc alliance is “anti-American” and he threatened to impose tariffs on its members
The ‘Rs’ challenging the US dollar: rupee, rouble, renminbi, real and rand
A new, more fragmented monetary order is emerging
Indonesia’s US$1 billion bet on the Global South
If Jakarta goes to the New Development Bank primarily for cheap loans, it could find itself repeating the very vulnerabilities it seeks to escape
Indonesia assigns US$1 billion to Brics-led New Development Bank
The bloc also counts Egypt and the United Arab Emirates as members
Most emerging nations can realign trade to weather US tariffs, report finds
The paper did not examine Brics member Russia
Tariff tracker: Clock’s up and where Asean countries landed
[SINGAPORE, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, HO CHI MINH] After much blood and sweat by South-east Asian policymakers in their talks with Washington to soften the sharp blow of US President Donald Trump’s steep...
Brics leaders denounce protectionism, tariff ‘blackmail’
[BRASÍLIA] Leaders of the 11-member Brics bloc railed against economic protectionism and “tariff blackmail” during a virtual meeting on Monday (Sep 8) held amid a damaging trade war with US President ...
