the russian president Vladimir Putinthe target of an international arrest warrant, will not attend the summit of the BRICS countries in South Africa in August, the South African presidency said on Wednesday, ending months of speculation. Putin’s possible visit had become a controversial issue for South Africa, as the Russian president is the subject of […]
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Mr. BRIC: Fighting inflation must be a high priority for Brazil
Jim O’Neill, the prominent economist who coined the well-known acronym BRIC to refer to the biggest emerging markets, urges Brazil to fight inflation, while warning that the Federal Reserve should be cautious in its tightening. With the Ukraine war spurring a rebound in oil prices, the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economist said fighting inflation […]