From July 6 to 7, the 17th BRICS Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This summit and the recent expansion of BRICS, ...

By Ricardo Martins in Utrecht What started off in 2009 as an eclectic coalition of emerging economies seeking greater global ...

The United States has a trade deficit with Iraq, Algeria, Libya and Tunisia, according to the US government, prompting the ...

The US president vowed higher tariffs on BRICS nations that align with the bloc’s plans to challenge US hegemony. Despite the China-backed initiative making limited progress, dozens of nations are ...

But joining BRICS is not guaranteed. In 2023, Algeria’s president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, made it a priority. “Algeria is interested in BRICS because it represents an economic and political power,” he ...

With several African nations now part of the bloc, the BRICS summit presents an opportunity for a continent that has long been sidelined in the global geopolitical order.The 17th BRICS Summit ...

Over the past two years, the group has expanded from five to 11 full members, as well as 10 officially associated "partner countries". While this expansion boosts the group's geopolitical and economic ...

However, US President Donald Trump’s escalating tariff rhetoric and the August 1 deadline for implementation continue to keep ...

By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH Popularly referred to as BRICS, the informal group of emerging-market economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), meeting in Rio de Janeiro, has outlined a new ...

BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro concluded with a historic declaration and 126 commitments spanning governance, technology, and finance. The Belt and Road Initiative advanced major infrastructure and ...