Eduardo Pedrosa, Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat, has said that digital cooperation and artificial intelligence are becoming key drivers of economic integration and business development across regions. He made the statement in an exclusive interview at…
Technology sharing and knowledge exchange should become key drivers of development within BRICS, according to Tri Mumpuni, Member of the Steering Committee of Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency. Speaking in an exclusive interview at the TV BRICS studio in…
Kazakhstan attracted US$20.5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, marking an increase of 14.4 per cent compared with the previous year, according to Gabidulla Ospankulov, Chairman of the Investment Committee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.…
BRICS intra-group trade exceeded the symbolic threshold of US$1 trillion in 2025, according to Irina Abramova, Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. She reminded participants of the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum…
Brazil generated 85,888 formal jobs in April 2026, according to official labour market data. From January to April, the country created 699,762 formal jobs, representing growth of 1.5 per cent compared with employment levels recorded in December 2025. Over the…
An open lesson for foreigners learning Russian will take place on 8 June 2026 at the BRICS+ Information and Cultural Media Centre in Moscow. The event is expected to bring together university students and members of the Russian Club Inostranka, a…
India will host the second meeting of the BRICS Culture Working Group (CWG) in the city of Varanasi on 4–5 June as part of its BRICS Chairship in 2026, bringing together representatives from member states to advance cooperation in culture,…
The population of the BRICS countries, which accounts for 42 per cent of the world’s population, is becoming younger, making it essential to focus on youth in the development of the agricultural sector, as they represent the future of global…
Brazil recorded its highest-ever oil and natural gas production in April 2026, driven by continued expansion in pre-salt reserves that now account for more than four-fifths of the country’s total hydrocarbon output, reports the official website of Brazil’s Ministry of…
Elias Monage, President of the Black Business Council and Chairman of the South African side of the Russia-South Africa Business Council, has highlighted rail infrastructure, energy, agriculture and industrial manufacturing as the most promising areas for Russia-South Africa cooperation. He…
