South Africa’s Transnet gets $283.53m loan from BRICS bank; Palestine to apply for joining BRICS; Chile shows interest in joining BRICS; Azerbaijan’s trade turnover with BRICS countries reaches almost $6 billion; Agbiz urges BRICS+ summit to focus on promoting deeper agricultural trade; Russia preparing proposals for BRICS countries on creating industrial clusters.
Chile shows interest in joining BRICS
Chile’s interest in BRICS is growing, much like in other Latin American countries, Russian Ambassador to Santiago Vladimir Belinsky said.
Unisa strengthen BRICS links with Brazilian universities
Responding to the Principal and Vice-Chancellor’s call for partnerships and the institution of working relations through memoranda of understanding with Brazilian universities, a Unisa delegation led by the Executive Dean of the university’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology recently set out on a collaboration visit to Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil.
Azerbaijan’s trade turnover with BRICS countries reaches almost $6 billion
In January-July 2024, Azerbaijan’s trade turnover with BRICS countries amounted to around $5.84 billion. ABC.AZ reports, citing the State Customs Committee, that compared to January-July 2023, Azerbaijan’s trade turnover with BRICS countries increased by 9.2% or $490.3 million.
Palestine to apply for joining BRICS after Kazan summit — ambassador to Russia
Palestine will submit an application for joining BRICS after the October summit in Kazan, where one of the sessions is expected to be devoted to the situation in Gaza, Palestinian ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal has told a news conference.
Economic dialogue forms core of BRICS municipal conference
Moscow hosted its largest International Municipal Conference on August 27-28, bringing together around 5,000 participants, including government and business representatives, to address economic questions and discuss municipal cooperation as part of the 6th International Municipal BRICS Conference.
Agbiz urges BRICS+ summit to focus on promoting deeper agricultural trade
The Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) yesterday said that going into the BRICS+ summit, focus should be on building on the spirit of its 2023 Johannesburg summit, which promoted the dialogue about deeper agricultural trade.
Russia preparing proposals for BRICS countries on creating industrial clusters – chamber of commerce
The Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is preparing proposals for BRICS countries on creating joint industrial clusters, RCCI vice president Dmitry Kurochkin said on Wednesday at the Technoprom 2024 forum in Novosibirsk.
Venezuela de facto joining BRICS, accession a formality, foreign minister says
Venezuela is actually joining BRICS, with its accession to the grouping being a mere formality, the Bolivarian republic’s top diplomat Yvan Gil Pinto told LaIguanaTV in an interview.
BRICS is one of main factors in world politics, West does not like it — lawmaker
The BRICS association has become one of the main factors in international politics and the collective West, which wants to maintain its sole leadership, does not like it, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev said.
Algeria seeks to join BRICS: MP
Algeria intends to join BRICS and bring ties with the association’s countries to a new level, Chairwoman of the People’s Assembly of the Algiers Province Najiba Djilali said at the sixth International Municipal BRICS Forum.
DR Congo exerts keen interest in BRICS — Russian envoy
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) pays special attention and shows increased interest in BRICS as an international association, Russian Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo Ilyas Iskandarov told TASS.
BRICS facing task to keep energy transition from turning into West’s scam — MFA
BRICS countries are facing the task to keep the shift to renewable sources of energy from turning into the West’s scam, Dmitry Birichevsky, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of Economic Cooperation, said.
South Africa’s Transnet gets $283.53m loan from BRICS bank
South African state logistics group Transnet agreed a 5 billion rand ($283.53 million) loan from the New Development Bank set up by the BRICS group of emerging economies.
