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Aug 29 2023 
Pepe Escobar and Michael Hudson: BRICS plus six, Ukraine, multipolar world economy (Now with Transcript)
Transcript:
BRICS+ is here. Danny Haiphong interviews Michael Hudson and Pepe Escobar, August 25, 2023.
DANNY HAIPHONG: As you can see, it’s your host, Danny Haiphong, and I’m joined by two very special guests, friends of each other and friends of this show.
We have the renowned economist Michael Hudson, author of The Collapse of Antiquity, his recent… Continue reading
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Aug 28 2023 
FM Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions at the news conference following the BRICS Summit with my comments
One can write three books on the 2023 BRICS summit in Johannesburg. Why?
ASEAN wants to drop the dollar.
The biggest economies in Africa want to drop the dollar.
The biggest economies in Latin America want to drop the dollar.
Why? Because the U.S. dollar is a global economic wrecking ball.
Suddenly, in the form… Continue reading -
Aug 26 2023 
‘Welcome to the BRICS 11’
‘No mountains can stop the surging flow of a mighty river.’ With the addition of six new members that add geostrategic clout and geographic depth to the once sputtering BRICS, the multilateral institution is now gathering the momentum needed to reset international relations.
By Pepe Escobar and posted at the Cradle
In the end, History was made.… Continue reading
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Aug 26 2023 
Grayzone’s Anya Parampil and Ahmed Kaballo of African Stream report live from Johanesburg, South Africa,
Comments: Eventually, I moved the video up to pick up the conversation of Ahmed Kaballo of African Stream and skipped the Grayzone comments because it was clear that they were out of their comfort zone (this is not a criticism, just an observation). Ahmed made the very same observations that I made, on the 2nd… Continue reading
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Aug 25 2023 
From Argentina on BRICS
Pepe Escobar pointed us to this, saying, “Excellent analysis by my dear friend Vior in Buenos Aires.” I translated via DeepL.com
The decision of the non-aligned bloc to incorporate our country into a different international system and gives us access to the New Development Bank (NDB).
This columnist ended his previous article, this very week, expressing… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2023 
At BRICS: The most inspiring speech: Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday made a speech at the Closing Ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum 2023, which was read out by Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao.
Following is the full text of the speech:
Enhancing Solidarity and Cooperation To Overcome Risks and Challenges And Jointly Build a Better World
Your Excellency President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa,
Members of the… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2023 
BRICS1 on Day 3: New Members, Johannesburg II Declaration of the XV BRICS Summit
BRICS Leaders have reached consensus on the expansion guidelines of admission to BRICS. The following countries will be full members of BRICS with effect from 1 January 2024:
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Congratulations!
With its expansion, the GDP of BRICS is now 36% of global GDP and 47% of the world’s population.
BRICS… Continue reading
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Aug 23 2023 
BRICS2 on Day 2 – Nalendi Pandor; FM South Africa
She says the agreements on growth and expansion of BRICS are complete and we will know before the end of the Summit.
(And speaks about a tiny little hiccup in interpretation and sound management – oops, little it was not).
She says Dilma Rousseff is bringing innovative thinking.
Minister Pandor further expanded on the… Continue reading
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Aug 23 2023 
BRICS1 on Day 2: Plenary session
We don’t yet have what we came for. This is:
Who are the selected new BRICS members?
What are the arrangements for currency swaps?
What is the progress and future steps for a BRICS currency?But, we do have uplifting speeches and hope to get the rest during the course of the day. The South African Broadcasting… Continue reading
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Aug 22 2023 
BRICS: the China–India factor
By Pepe Escobar: This is BRILLIANT. Strategic Culture has been heavily censored again. Their domain has been canceled. I’ve sent them this first BRICS column via a crucial helping hand, and the column is now out on Telegraph. No pasaran.
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After a long-running buildup pinpointed by immense expectations all across the… Continue reading -
Aug 22 2023 
BRICS2 for day 1: Leaders have taken the podium for their addresses
Excellencies: Cyril Ramaphosa, Lula da Silva, Narendra Modi, Wang Wen Tau representing Xi Jinping, Dilma Roussef, Deputy President Paul Mashatile are present. (Where is Mr Lavrov?)
The moderator stated that the business community report will be heard first. Economics and currencies were discussed at a high level but it gets complex and we will have to… Continue reading
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Aug 22 2023 
BRICS1 for Day 1: All arrivals are in and the business forum kicked off
… only to devolve into a completely broken sound system with everyone talking over everyone else in different languages – a Tower of “Babble”.
This is an unbelievable and unforgivable snafu. What are we to think? Did someone just very badly screw up, or was there interference? I don’t know what to think but I am… Continue reading
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Aug 21 2023 
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Aug 21 2023 
Xi Jinping on South African media on the eve of BRICS summit: “Sailing the Giant Ship of China-South Africa Friendship and Cooperation Toward Greater Success”
BEIJING, Aug. 21 A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping titled “Sailing the Giant Ship of China-South Africa Friendship and Cooperation Toward Greater Success” was published Monday on South African media as he is going to attend the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg and pay a state visit to South Africa.
An English version of the… Continue reading
