The Russian market has replaced China to become the most attractive BRICS country for investors in 2015, according to Bloomberg. Pricier oil that has rebounded from a six-year low and easing political risks make it the best BRICS investment bet. Analysts polled by Bloomberg say Russian shares are undervalued, by up to a half compared with … Continue reading
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya The tide is changing. The world is no longer dominated by the U.S., Western Europe, and Japan. The Group of Eight (G8), which reverted to the Group of Seven (G7) in 2014, has been displaced by the BRICS, which is why Russia was not bothered when it was expelled from the G8/G7 … Continue reading
Jim Rogers, the Chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, says that the United States has hurt itself and “shot itself in the foot” by pushing Russia closer towards China during an interview with Russia’s Gazeta.ru newspaper. Rogers explained that it’s only a matter of time before Russia becomes a major partner in Asia, which would mean that the … Continue reading
By Chris Weafer of Macro-Advisory After a relatively positive performance for Russia’s economy in the first quarter, the second quarter has brought more of a reality check, with sharply lower numbers across many categories reported in April and May. The preliminary GDP estimate for April shows a contraction of 4.2% year on year, after a more … Continue reading
The BRICs grouping of emerging market nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — should move toward a single trade and economic market, in addition to creating and promoting projects and tools for global economy control, Zhang Dejiang, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), said during the first-ever BRICs Parliamentary Forum … Continue reading
“The upcoming BRICs and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summits would unite countries for development, peace and security of the region and world, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here [Moscow] Wednesday,” Xinhuanet reports. During the meeting in Moscow with Sergei Lavrov, Russian FM, Mr Wang expressed his full support for the two summits … Continue reading
Russia is proposing an alternate to the SWIFT global interbank payment system for the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) grouping of emerging market nations in a move which would further ramp up de-dollarization efforts and threaten the U.S. dollar’s global hegemony. The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has called for a discussion with its peers on establishing … Continue reading
Settlements in local currencies between Russia and China now account for 7 percent of the bilateral trade, but the potential for growth is tremendous, experts tell RT. Yuan-ruble trade in Russia has grown 700 percent in a year. Growing cooperation between Russia and China has become one of the hottest topics in the global economy. … Continue reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday signed a decree for cooperation in tying the development of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) with the New Silk Road economic project. Russia and China also signed a number of energy, trade, and finance deals on Friday, which are aimed at strengthening economic ties between the two nations. … Continue reading
By Pepe Escobar The twin-pronged attack – oil price war/raid on the ruble – aimed at destroying the Russian economy and place it into a form of Western natural resource vassalage has failed. Natural resources were also essentially the reason for reducing Iran to a Western vassalage. That never had anything to do with Tehran developing … Continue reading