China and Brazil have signed several trade agreements on the sidelines of a shortened Bric summit in Brasilia. The deals are aimed at boosting trade and energy co-operation between the two states and include a pact to build a Chinese steel plant in Brazil
Analysis by Beatriz Bissio * RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 16, 2010 (IPS) - Since the emergence of the Non-Aligned Movement, there has been no louder and more compelling call for a rethinking of the international economic system as the one issued this week in Brazi
Demba Moussa Dembélé. "Il est vrai que depuis son arrivée au pouvoir, le président actuel du Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, a cherché à être dans les bonnes grâces de Washington. Mais l’attitude de l’Afrique du Sud est d’autant plus étonnante et incompréhen
SANYA, China | Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:42am IST SANYA, China (Reuters) - The development banks of the five BRICS nations agreed in principle on Thursday to establish mutual credit lines denominated in their local currencies, not in dollars." "the leaders call
Leaders from five of the world's largest emerging economies met in South China's resort city of Sanya on Thursday and achieved a consensus covering a wide range of issues such as a stance on Libya, support for Japan and multilateral cooperation. They also
However, the reality is that each of the five countries regards its ties with the United States as its most important bilateral relationship and is excessively wary of displeasing Washington. How else to explain their attitude to the indefensible military
The G20 finance ministers and central bankers have put off an immediate decision to weigh up a global financial transaction tax (FTT) proposal at the forthcoming G20 Summit (Cannes, 3-4 November 2011). - By Kavaljit Singh
June 7, 2011 5:03 pm By David Oakley This decade has been to a large degree the success story of the emerging markets. Even taking the financial crisis into account, companies and markets in the 150 countries that make up this disparate and broad group have been the growth generators of the world. The number of emerging-market companies in the Financial Times Global 500 has jumped to 127 in the latest list to be published this month, compared with 120 last year and only 32 in 2002.
"Putin, speaking at a joint news conference with the Kazakh and Belarussian prime ministers, Karim Masimov and Sergei Sidorsky, said the three countries would notify the WTO that their separate negotiations will be stopped." "Brazil, Russia, India and Chi