FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina formally rejects BRICS membership 29-12-2023 20:38 President Javier Milei send letters to BRICS leaders to formalise his decision to reject an invitation to join the grouping.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Diana Mondino says Argentina will not join BRICS under Milei government 30-11-2023 16:14 Economist Diana Mondino, who is set to be appointed foreign minister in Javier Milei’s government, has confirmed that Argentina will not join the BRICS on her new boss' watch. by Martin Soltys
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Destination China: President Fernández embarks on last international trip 12-10-2023 18:50 Argentina’s Peronist leader looks to close a new swap and move forward with his aim of joining the BRICS group. Fernández due to meet with Xi Jinping and Dilma Rousseff while in Beijing and Shanghai.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY China says premier will lead its G20 delegation, not president Xi 04-09-2023 09:23 Premier Li Qiang will lead China's delegation to the G20 summit in India this weekend, Beijing said Monday, all but confirming President Xi Jinping will snub the meeting of the world's biggest economies.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Washington’s top Middle Eastern allies move closer to China 27-08-2023 09:45 Some of Washington's top Middle Eastern allies are moving closer into the orbit of China and Russia, further complicating geopolitics upended by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY BRICS membership in doubt as opposition rejects move 24-08-2023 18:13 Presidential candidates Javier Milei and Patricia Bullrich indicate they would withdraw the approved application for BRICS membership, casting serious doubt over likelihood of nation joining group of emerging economies.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY BRICS: meet the six new members 24-08-2023 17:03 The BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – have agreed to make Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates full members from January 1, 2024.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY President confirms Argentina's 'historic' admission to BRICS 24-08-2023 11:15 Argentina to join bloc of emerging economies led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, confirms Fernández. BRICS leaders also approve accession of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Iran.
GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY Join the club: BRICS faces rift over push for new members 22-08-2023 12:56 BRICS leaders meeting in South Africa this week will consider expanding the five-nation bloc.
GEOPOLITICS BRICS summit of emerging economies to begin in South Africa 22-08-2023 10:01 Officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet for three days in Johannesburg at BRICS summit.
Lula's surgery Lula to get hip surgery, admits pain makes him cranky 27-07-2023 12:31 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 77, will undergo hip surgery to alleviate pain, potentially affecting his upcoming international engagements.
MASSA IN CHINA With Brazil’s backing, Argentina wins acceptance to BRICs bank 01-06-2023 19:01 Surprise announcement delivered by New Development Bank chief, former Brazil president Dilma Rousseff; BRICS members will formally discuss Argentina’s entry in August, but move has support of institution’s board.
BRICS SUMMIT BRICS strive to counter US with expansion, shared currency 01-06-2023 12:30 The BRICS group is ramping up its bid for greater global influence and to challenge the US, sensing a moment to capitalise on a splintering world order to build out its ranks.
ECONOMIC WOES Brazil sees Argentina in urgent need of another bailout 30-05-2023 16:30 Lula's economic team considers that Argentina will soon need some sort of additional financial support, though details are not yet finalised.
BRICS enlargement BRICS draws membership bids from 19 nations before summit 25-04-2023 12:37 Nineteen countries expressed an interest in joining the BRICS group of nations as it prepares to hold an annual summit in South Africa.
Future of BRICS bloc BRICS debates expansion as Iran, Saudi Arabia seek entry 15-02-2023 11:41 The proposal to expand BRICS will be one of the economic bloc’s main focuses this year, with Iran and Saudi Arabia among those who’ve formally asked to join.
ENVIRONMENT Lula moves to put Brazil at vanguard of climate negotiations 14-11-2022 09:43 Lula will present his vision for the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest , at COP27 on Wednesday morning.
And that reminds me… Thick as BRICS 03-09-2022 15:41 If the question of why Argentina should wish to join BRICS is extremely valid, so is the question of why BRICS should want to have us. by Michael Soltys
FOREIGN POLICY Fernández calls for Argentina's incorporation into the BRICS group 24-06-2022 13:15 BRICS members said in a declaration issued late Thursday that they "support talks between Russia and Ukraine" but did not lay out a pathway towards ending the war.
ECONOMY & FOREIGN POLICY Argentina moves closer to joining BRICS group 21-05-2022 12:00 China and Brazil support bid, according to reports; President Alberto Fernández says joining is chance to institutionalise “new world order based on development.”