In this week’s round-up:
- Global South strengthens as emerging economies join the club
- Energy transition and environmental policies: Their impact on BRICS’ ecological footprint
- Trump’s economic warfare targets ‘virtually the entire BRICS’
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Ramsco’s women empowerment initiative recognized among top BRICS businesswomen practices for 2025
- The economist who coined the acronym BRICS talks about how his original vision evolved
Trump’s economic warfare targets ‘virtually the entire BRICS’
After Donald Trump once again became President of the United States, tariffs became the new buzzword in the halls of power in Washington DC. He’s using them not only against America’s numerous geopolitical adversaries, but also vassals and satellite states that he wants to exploit in hopes of reinvigorating the US economy, writes Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst.
Analyst states BRICS is providing a worldwide alternative to Western monopoly
Foreign policy analyst Sanusha Naidu tells RT that BRICS forms part of a growing “ecosystem” that countries are turning to amid global unpredictability. She explained that in uncertain times, nations seek ways to hedge their bets, and BRICS provides a platform for this new international system.
Energy transition and environmental policies: Their impact on BRICS’ ecological footprint
A recent study published in Engineering delves into the effects of energy transition, environmental policy stringency subtypes, and income on the ecological footprint (EFP) in BRICS countries. With the world grappling with climate-related issues, understanding how these factors influence environmental degradation is crucial.
Global South strengthens as emerging economies join the club
Almost 50 per cent of the global GDP based on purchasing power parity, more than half the world’s population, and some of the fastest-growing economies compared to the collective West are factors that any economist would love to bank on. But it has become a cause of anxiety in the West.
Ramsco’s women empowerment initiative recognized among top BRICS businesswomen practices for 2025
Ramsco Biotechnologies has been spotlighted as a private sector best practice from Egypt in the 2025 BRICS Businesswomen Alliance report, which recognised the company’s women empowerment initiative as one of the most effective practices advancing gender inclusion and food security.
Economist who coined the acronym BRICS talks about how his original vision evolved
“You can only run the world with people that think exactly like us – is partly why we’re in the mess that we’re in.”
