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BRICS summit: focus on expansion plans and building mutual financial system

The leaders of the BRICS countries meeting at its three-day summit in Johannesburg have reportedly agreed on a roadmap for how to allow new states to join their group of emerging economies. “We have agreed on the matter of expansion,” South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said and added that further details would be provided […]

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Ali Bongo to attend Paris “Nouveau Pacte financier Mondial” Summit

Gabon’s leader Ali Bongo is expected in the attendance of “Nouveau Pacte financier Mondial”, a global Summit staged in Paris June 22-23 seeking to increase funding for the least developed countries and those most vulnerable to climate change. The event co-organized by France, India (chair of the G20) and Barbados will be attended by several […]