-
SA Business Council calls on Brics to reduce trade barriers
The council says it will put on the agenda a call for Brics nations to accelerate the introduction of a Brics business travel card.
-
‘Brics Visa will accelerate rate of business’
SA Brics business council chairperson says reduction of trade barriers by Brics nations will create the platform to accelerate growth and prosperity.
-
[WATCH] Nkoana-Mashabane delivers closing remarks at BRICS meeting
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane delivered her closing remarks by thanking the visiting countries and officiated the BRICS website at the First Meeting of the BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas, in Cape Town.
-
South Africa eyes BRICS partners to build new $10 billion refinery
The idea of building a refinery in Africa’s most industrialised economy has been under consideration for almost a decade.
-
China's Xi says nations need to oppose protectionism
Xi told leaders from the BRICS states and other developing countries meeting in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen that countries needed to oppose protectionism and rebalance globalisation.
-
Brics countries deplore North Korean nuclear test, oppose protectionism
Brics countries will continue to firmly oppose protectionism as they are committed to an “open and inclusive” multilateral trading system.
-
Economic factfile on the BRICS group
Take a look at an economic factfile on the BRICS group - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
-
As the BRICS New Development Bank turns two, what has it achieved?
The task was to set up a new multilateral development bank (MDB) from ground zero.
-
[OPINION] It may not be a bad thing that BRICS is being battered
The sub-imperial formation called BRICS, which pretends to be a progressive global force, could be divided by a series of crises.
-
India and China agree to end border standoff
The decision comes ahead of a summit of the BRICS nations - a grouping that also includes Brazil, Russia and South Africa.
-
Eskom's Brics bank loan can still be used – Gigaba
The bank offered the loan to the power utility to fund transmission lines to connect 500 megawatts of renewable energy from independent power producers to the national grid.
-
Zuma says Brics Bank must extend its core focus
President Jacob Zuma says the African Regional centre of the Brics Bank should be able to extend loans to countries on the continent, to ensure development.
-
Gigaba: SA will benefit from Brics Bank
The founding members of the bank - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have brought in a total of $1 billion of initial contributions.
-
Tanzania's Magufuli urges SA to help construct railway
President John Magufuli has asked Jacob Zuma to help Tanzania to secure soft development loans from the New Development Bank, which South Africa co-owns with other BRICS countries, Brazil, Russia, China and India.
-
[OPINION] Why BRICS idea for alternative rating agency may not work
Considering that the three major rating agencies control more than 90% of the world’s ratings business, establishing a new one wouldn’t be easy.
-
[LISTEN] China threatens to retaliate against Trump
China has threatened to retaliate against Donald Trump after hostile comments were made, aimed at the global economic powerhouse.
-
Modi: Pakistan 'mothership of terrorism'
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the Brics summit in Goa where he made the comments.
-
G20 promises fixes to economic ills
Leaders from the world’s top economies broadly agreed to oppose protectionism.
-
Brics leaders meet on fringes of G20 Summit
The issues of mutual interest the leaders discussed included security, the economy and global governance.
-
Zuma, Modi invoke spirit of Gandhi and Mandela
Tomorrow the Indian PM will visit Durban and Pietermaritzburg in the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi.
-
OPINION: SA and China: Behind the smoke and mirrors
Ross Anthony says South African and Chinese aspirations have much in common.
