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. Ben Norton analyzes the importance of the meeting.
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Jan 2024
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Aug 2023
#CutTheClutter: BRICS+6: What trade & GDP data says about expansion, where India stands, China sway & trading power
Following the 2023 BRICS Summit, which ended Thursday, the five-member grouping has opened its doors to 6 new members: Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia and Argentina. In Ep 1298 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta goes through latest IMF data to decode the g ... Show More
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Oct 2023
Crude Reality: Palestine, Petrol and Politics with Robert McNally
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Aug 2023
MM124: Is Nvidia overvalued and why the expansion of the BRICS matters to the West and the rest!
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