For the next two days, South Africa will host world leaders including Xi Jinping of China, Brazil’s Lula da Silva and Narendra Modi of India.
Russia’s Vladimir Putin was initially invited, but couldn’t travel to Johannesburg due to a warrant of arrest issued by the ICC.
It relates to alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
Those gathered for this week’s BRICS s ... Show More
Oct 3
Focus on Africa: Can Botswana continue to depend on its diamond industry?
In an exclusive interview with the BBC's Waihiga Mwaura, Botswana's President Duma Boko, outlines his plan to reduce his country's reliance on the diamond industry amid falling global demand, and how he is pushing for a 0% tariff deal with the US.Guinea is showing signs of econom ... Show More
27m 30s
Aug 2023
Прямо сейчас к БРИКС хотят присоединиться около 40 стран. Что там такого привлекательного? Там ведь главный Китай? И как Россия использует БРИКС?
22 августа в южноафриканском Йоханнесбурге стартовал саммит БРИКС — объединения крупнейших развивающихся экономик мира: Бразилии, России, Индии, Китая и Южной Африки. Впервые за 10 лет на повестке саммита — расширение блока. Сообщается, что заявки на вступление в БРИКС подали 23 ... Show More
42m 44s
Dec 2022
2022 in Review: The war in Ukraine, U.S. vs China, Britain's woes
Fareed talks to The Economist editor in chief Zanny Minton Beddoes and Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer about some of the biggest global stories that transformed the world in 2022; from the war in Ukraine, to tensions over tech between the U.S. and China, and the bedlam that h ... Show More
40m 32s
Aug 2023
BRICS invites six more countries to join the bloc
The BRICS group of nations has invited six countries to join them. They are Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. We look at how some of these countries would benefit from joining this bloc. Central banks from around the world are gathering for the annual th ... Show More
27m 17s
Jan 2024
Ep18. Can the non-West Order the Disorder? BRICs and the future of global institutions
On the 1st of January 2024, BRICS (an international forum of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), are welcoming in new members to form BRICS+. In this episode, Alex Hall Hall talks with Anjali Bhatt about what the bloc aims to achieve and what the addition of Saudi Ar ... Show More
45m 26s
Aug 2023
BRICS expanding into economic powerhouse: Petrodollar under threat
In its South Africa summit, BRICS invited six new members: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The bloc now represents 37% of global GDP (PPP), over 40% of global oil production, and 1/3rd of global gas production, challenging the US petrodollar system. B ... Show More
59m 47s
Jul 2023
Niger coup: West African leaders threaten military action
The leaders of the block of West African nations, ECOWAS, threatens to take military action if Niger’s military junta does not end their coup in seven days’ time. In the meantime, economic sanctions have been immediately put in place. Also on the programme: Kenya’s Minister of Fo ... Show More
49m 8s