Indonesia has joined the BRICS bloc as a full member, raising eyebrows among its allies, including ASEAN and the United States. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess how the membership will benefit ...

The EU and Indonesia must unite to uphold the rules-based order amid Russian aggression and looming US-China tensions while ...

To find the answers to these questions, the Global Times launched a survey with 51,332 respondents in 46 countries. This is a ...

The positive experience of South-East Asian countries under the Asean regional grouping over the past five decades can serve ...

Pakistan has sought Bangladesh's support in its efforts to gain membership of the New Development Bank (NDB), a multilateral financial institution established by BRICS member-countries. The request ...

The ministry said that Indonesia’s candidacy was submitted and tentatively approved during the 2023 Johannesburg summit, when the group began its initial process of expansion ...

Eddy Soeparno noted that the country’s accession to BRICS will generate investment opportunities as well as funding for government projects, ranging from infrastructure to renewable energy ...

International economics expert Assoc Prof Aat Pisanwanich presents a more cautious outlook, projecting growth of 2.2-2.7% for ...

Sberbank wants the Russian Central Bank to delay its digital ruble rollout; banking giant calls for a more “realistic” CBDC launch date.

As a result of ag being caught in the cross fire of a new trade war, the USDA allocated $23 billion in trade-aid payments to ...

On January 6, Chinese authorities revealed plans to develop a comprehensive national data infrastructure, with blockchain ...

The BRICS group of emerging-market powers — the acronym stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — has gone from a slogan dreamed up at an investment bank two decades ago to a ...