FO explains country’s approach to BRICS bloc ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday said Pakistan has not made any formal request to join BRICS and it will... Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am
World Russia’s Putin thanks South Africa’s Ramaphosa for work on BRICS expansion MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday thanked South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for handling... Published 24 Aug, 2023 01:33pm
World BRICS invites six countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE to be new members JOHANNESBURG: The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries - Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia,... Updated 24 Aug, 2023 03:39pm
World BRICS nations agree to expand developing world bloc JOHANNESBURG: Leaders of the BRICS bloc of leading developing countries have agreed mechanisms for considering new... Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am
World BRICS leaders to debate expanding membership at summit JOHANNESBURG: BRICS leaders on Wednesday will debate admitting new members to their five-nation bloc as it pursues a... Published 23 Aug, 2023 05:14pm
World China’s Xi arrives in South Africa for BRICS summit BEIJING: President Xi Jinping has arrived in South Africa, Chinese state media reported Tuesday, where he will... Published 22 Aug, 2023 12:09pm
World BRICS leaders meet in South Africa as bloc weighs expansion JOHANNESBURG: Leaders of the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - are due to open a... Published 22 Aug, 2023 10:31am
World China’s Xi heads to South Africa for BRICS summit BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping headed to South Africa on Monday, state media reported, where he will attend... Published 21 Aug, 2023 05:49pm
Business & Finance BRICS expansion hopefuls seek to rebalance world order JOHANNESBURG: An expansion of the BRICS bloc under consideration at a summit this week has attracted a motley crew... Published 21 Aug, 2023 12:58pm
Markets Dar lauds support as Bank of China’s second branch opens in Islamabad Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday lauded the role of China’s banking sector and its institutions for supporting... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 05:34pm
Opinion BRICS: a new future in the offing After World War II, several bilateral and multilateral agencies (IMF, WB, ADB, WTO, WHO, Paris Club, etc.) were... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
World Putin hosts African leaders in Russia after grain deal exit MOSCOW: The Russian president will on Thursday host leaders of African countries for a summit in his native Saint... Published 27 Jul, 2023 12:47pm
World More than 40 nations interested in joining BRICS: South Africa JOHANNESBURG: More than 40 countries have expressed interested in joining the BRICS group of nations, South... Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:38am
World Putin opted out not to ‘jeopardise’ BRICS summit: S.Africa JOHANNESBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin decided against attending an upcoming BRICS summit in Johannesburg in... Published 20 Jul, 2023 06:26pm
World Putin to skip BRICS summit in S Africa under arrest threat JOHANNESBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a BRICS nations summit in South Africa next month, ... Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am
World Russia’s Putin will not attend BRICS summit: S.Africa JOHANNESBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a BRICS nations summit in South Africa next month,... Published 19 Jul, 2023 05:05pm
World Putin discusses grain deal, BRICs summit with S.Africa’s Ramaphosa Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in which they... Published 15 Jul, 2023 07:51pm
Opinion The BRICS’s creeping ‘gold currency’ It’s a shame that market pundits have been busy scandalising JP Morgan’s involvement with the late, notorious ... Updated 13 Jul, 2023 05:15am
Print BRICS summit to be ‘physical’ despite Putin warrant: S Africa JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday that next month’s BRICS summit, which Vladimir... Updated 10 Jul, 2023 08:49am
World Russia say reports BRICS summit will be in China, not South Africa, are fake MOSCOW: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that reports that the BRICS summit would be... Published 01 Jun, 2023 01:44pm
Opinion A tale of 2 economies: India and Pakistan When India and Pakistan became independent states after the Partition in 1947, they inherited a similar economic... Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am
Opinion Shift away from USD picking up the pace The mighty US dollar that reigned supreme for several decades is witnessing a challenge to its dominance. There is a... Updated 15 Apr, 2023 07:33am
World Brazil and China eyeing trade in local currencies, says Haddad Brazil and China are deepening studies to conduct trade in local currencies, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad told... Published 14 Apr, 2023 08:32pm
Business & Finance Pakistan projected to be sixth-largest economy by 2075 KARACHI: A research paper published by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday projected Pakistan to be the sixth largest economy ... Published 08 Dec, 2022 06:47am
World US not trying to ‘outdo’ world powers in Africa, says Blinken PRETORIA: The United States is seeking a “true partnership” with Africa and not trying to “outdo” other world powers... Published 08 Aug, 2022 08:05pm
Opinion How good is our foreign policy? Pakistan appears to be losing out on its global outreach. The country’s national foreign policy is somehow not... Published 02 Jul, 2022 04:10am
Editorials ‘Diplomatic jehad’ EDITORIAL: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar couldn’t be more innovative, accurate in... Updated 30 Jun, 2022 06:28am
Business & Finance Iran applies to join China and Russia in BRICS club DUBAI/LONDON: Iran, which holds the world’s second largest gas reserves, has applied to join the BRICS group of... Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am
Pakistan One member blocked Pakistan’s participation in BRICS meeting: FO ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Monday confirmed with regrets that Pakistan’s participation as a non-member state in... Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:10am
Pakistan FO says it was blocked from non-member BRICS meeting Foreign Office did not name country responsible for blocking Pakistan's participation, though some reports indicate it could have been India Updated 27 Jun, 2022 03:26pm