In this week’s round-up: Turkey continues efforts to join BRICS; Russian embassy in Japan hosts major BRICS event with 60 global delegates; Bahrain to continue participating in BRICS Plus group’s activities; Colombia seeks BRICS membership, deepens Russia ties during Moscow talks; UAE’s accession to BRICS to strengthen coordination with Russia on global problems; PM Anwar: Apec must forge new alliances with BRICS, Africa, and Latin America to build global resilience.
UAE’s accession to BRICS to strengthen coordination with Russia on global problems
The United Arab Emirates’ membership in BRICS will strengthen cooperation with Russia on the resolution of global problems, the Russian foreign ministry said after Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to the UAE and his talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
PM Anwar: Apec must forge new alliances with BRICS, Africa, and Latin America to build global resilience
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) must recognise the potential of non-traditional alliances such as the African Union, Latin America and Brics, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
UAE will be Asia’s gold hub in BRICS’ new economic corridor: Bin Sulayem
The UAE is best placed to serve as the global hub for gold trade as a new economic corridor opens up between members of the BRICS grouping. This would make the UAE an ‘alternative’ to traditional gold trade centres, according to a new report by the DMCC.
BRICS fighting neo-Colonialism: Highlights from a media event in India
The Sputnik India-hosted event featured prominent media representatives, including Dmitry Kiselev, director-general of Sputnik News Agency’s parent company Rossiya Segodnya and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Colombia seeks BRICS membership, deepens Russia ties during Moscow talks
Colombia has expressed interest in joining the BRICS group as part of its effort to expand international alliances and access new funding opportunities. Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo confirmed the country’s interest during a visit to Moscow last week, citing ongoing discussions with the Shanghai-based BRICS New Development Bank, headed by Dilma Rousseff.
Canada should get closer to the non-Western BRICS economic alliance
Canada should get closer to the non-Western BRICS economic alliance, writes Emerson Csorba, who worked in the geopolitics space and private sector in the UK and led his own small business in Canada.
Turkey continues efforts to join BRICS
Turkey remains interested in joining BRICS, but needs to get its ducks in a row before it can announce its intention to join, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
From trade to social justice: Can BRICS transform the global economic order?
Ebrahim Harvey explores whether BRICS can reshape the global economic order, shifting its focus from traditional trade to deeper issues like social justice. By prioritising equitable development and sustainable growth, BRICS has the potential to challenge the dominance of Western economic powers and offer a more inclusive global framework.
BRICS+ nations attempt to redefine global fashion
At the heart of this shift is the BRICS International Fashion Federation (BRICS IFF), a coalition established during the BRICS+ Fashion Summit held October 3-5, 2024 in Moscow.
BRICS Corridor: China eyes Pacific-Atlantic Rail Project via Bolivia and Brazil
China will assess the possibility of building a railway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, which will pass through Bolivia and Brazil, Bolivian President Luis Arce said.
Russian embassy in Japan hosts major BRICS event with 60 global delegates
Representatives of 60 countries and some 20 ambassadors have taken part in an event dedicated to the BRICS summit in Russia’s Kazan held in the Russian Embassy in Tokyo.
BRICS should be wary of the west
Since March 2014, the European Union (EU) has progressively imposed restrictive measures (sanctions) against Russia – initially in response to the alleged illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol and deliberate destabilisation of Ukraine.
The political gaps in the BRICS wall
In October 2024, four new members attended the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia — Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Membership has also been offered to Saudi Arabia, but it is yet to join formally. South Africa, chair of the 2023 BRICS Summit, confirmed that over 40 countries have expressed interest in joining the forum.
Bahrain to continue participating in BRICS Plus group’s activities — envoy to Russia
Bahrain did not receive an invitation to become a BRICS partner state but it will continue to participate in the BRICS Plus group’s activities, the Middle Eastern nation’s Ambassador to Russia Ahmed Al Saati told TASS.
Opinion: A towering pillar built by BRICS
A 42-year-old woman waist-deep in filthy floodwater, her brows furrowed as she held her dog above the rising waters. In May, torrential floods caused by overflowing rivers left large parts of Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state submerged. Relief and reconstruction aid poured in from the rest of Brazil and beyond. Among them, the Shanghai-based New Development Bank announced a loan of 1.115 billion U.S. dollars just days after the disaster.
Moscow hosts cultural, traditional festival of BRICS countries for schoolchildren
As per TV BRICS, the event is being organised by the Moscow Institute of International Relations.
