Alarm bells sound in China: the economy grew only 2.9% in 2022, the lowest figure in 50 years
The real estate crisis, the industrial slowdown and the extremist sanitary measures were some conditioning factors for the recessive trend
January 19, 2023Section
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Xi Jinping’s dysfunctional economy: the fiscal deficit soared to 9% of GDP in 2022 and will reach 8% next year
The Chinese economy shows clear signs of slowdown and even stagnation in real activity, the lowest growth in the last...
December 20, 2022
Brazil, Congo and Indonesia announce environmental cooperation agreement
Representatives from Brazil, Congo, and Indonesia announced on Monday (Nov. 14) a trilateral agreement to deepen cooperation
November 14, 2022
Opinion: NATO’s expansion into the Asia-Pacific heralds the next hot phase of the new cold war
The latest hot phase of the New Cold War in Eastern Europe will inevitably de-escalate with time, after which the...
November 13, 2022
“Manna from heaven” fell on Georgia. Economic boom in the Caucasus republic. What is going on?
The conflict in Ukraine, from which Georgia expected a collapse of the economy and a recession, quite unexpectedly turned into...
November 12, 2022
Georgia to conduct survey about opening a second front with Russia
Georgia is reportedly ready to conduct a survey among the population about the opening of a second front with Russia.
September 27, 2022
The SCO as a fortress on 4 pillars preventing the West from sowing discord among Asian countries
(Opinion) The completed Samarkand summit of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) was called historic even before it began.
September 18, 2022
Iran just joined the SCO – here is why there will be much more talk about this organization than ever before
Iran will be participating in the 2023 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in India as a full-time member of the...
September 15, 2022
BRICS political and geopolitical challenges – a view from the South
The recent BRICS gathering was held in the context of the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, shortly after the G7...
August 30, 2022