BRICS losing their shine with emergence of tech-heavy TICKs

Emerging market fund managers have come across a new acronym to excite them now that  the deepening recessions…

Renewed calls for Kazkahstan to put the ‘K’ in BRICKS

BRICKS: The Banker  this week renewed calls for Kazakhstan to be invited to join the BRICS economic…

Brazil to build another Glonass ground station

Brazil is to build a fourth ground station for Russia’s Glonass satellite navigation network in its southernmost state of…

BRICS economies facing ‘perfect storm’, says IIF

The BRICS economies are facing a perfect storm of capital outflow, high enterprise debt, falling commodity prices…

Shanghai ceremony opens BRICS Development Bank

The new BRICS Development Bank was  officially launched today in Shanghai at a ceremony hosted by its inaugural President Kundapur…

Putin looks to use BRICS summit to shift balance of power

The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa begin gathering  in the remote Russian…

China ratifies launch of new BRICS development bank

The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress yesterday ratified the launch of the BRICS development…

57 countries sign up to AIIB

Representatives from a total of  57 countries signed up to the newly established Asian Infrastructure Investment…

BRICS Development Bank due to begin operations by April

The newly conceived BRICS Development Bank will swing into action  in April next year, its president elect Kundapur Vaman…

Tspiras heads to St Petersburg as deadline looms for Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras  is due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow at the  Saint Petersburg…

IMF delays debate on voting reforms and issues veiled ultimatum to US

With the launch of the $100bn BRICS Bank and China’s Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank continuing to gain in…

Mastercard and JCB express interest in new Russian national payment card

The authorities in Moscow yesterday unveiled the prototype of the new Mir Russian national payment card that will go into…

Infosys Chairman KV Kamath named as first BRICS bank chief

BRICS bank chief: The Indian banker and Infosys Chairman KV Kamath has been named as the…

$100bn BRICS foreign currency reserve pool ratified by Russia’s Upper House

Russia’s Federation Council has ratified the establishment of  a $100bn BRICS foreign currency reserve pool aimed at protecting national currencies from…

New BRICS rating agency under discussion as Russia takes over presidency

BRICS rating agency: Technocrats from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are discussing the possibility of…

BRICS biomed consortium proposed by Siberian scientists

BRICS biomed consortium: Scientists at the Tomsk Research Institute of Cardiology in Siberia have put forward…

BRICS bank ratified by Russia and India

BRICS bank: Within the past week, the governments of both Russia and India have given their official blessing…

Russia ready to ratify BRICS bank next month

Russia ready to ratify BRICS  bank:  Russia is to give the BRICs development bank its official…

IMF voting system needs reforming, say Russia India and China

IMF voting system; The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China have jointly called for the IMF’s…

BRICS space station proposed by Russia as alternative to ISS

BRICS space station: A Russian proposal for a new BRICS space station may make it on to the…

Russian software sector to target BRICS countries as export markets

Russian software sector: Russia’s Communications  Minister Nikolai Nikiforov has spelt out his government’s intention to turn Russia…

BRICS Bank to help stabilize world economy – Putin

BRICS Bank: The setting up of the  BRICS development bank and a pool of reserve currencies may help…

Kazakh BRIC membership suggested by bank Governor

Kazakh BRIC membership:The governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, Kairat Kelimbetov has put forward the…

BRICS and MINT grouping bigger than G7, says IMF

BRICS and MINT: The combined GDPs of the  seven largest emerging markets are now bigger  those…