Addressing the BRICS Summit, taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, Secretary-General António Guterres commended the Rainbow Nation’s “extraordinary path to unity through action and justice.” “That’s what our world needs: unity for action and unity for justice; we are confronting existential challenges,” he said, drawing attention to worsening impacts of climate change and rising poverty,…
The Muslim country of Algeria has applied to join the BRICS group. Algeria has also applied to become a shareholder member by depositing $1.5 billion in BRICS Bank. According to a foreign news agency, Algerian President Abdel Majid Taboun, while ending his visit to China, said that we will join BRICS for new economic opportunities….
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Abdul Momin says that Bangladesh is likely to become a BRICS member in August this year. The Foreign Minister was giving a briefing to media representatives about the meeting between Prime Minister Hasina Wajid and South African President Ramaphosa. The meeting took place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Foreign…
Russia’s ambassador in Cairo, Georgy Boryshenko, has announced that Egypt has applied to join BRICS. The Russian ambassador said in an interview to the news agency that the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) are working to trade in alternative currencies, whether it is the national currency of these countries or a new…
