The New Big Idea: Friend-Shoring
One of the recent trends that has been promulgated by the authorities in the advanced economies is friend-shoring, namely directing economic activity towards those...
Why a BRICS currency is the way forward for the Global South
If there is one key change in the global economy over the past several years, it is the progressive weakening of the belief in...
BRICS reaching out to PEAKS: the next wave of expansion
Throughout 2022 the theme of BRICS expansion has taken on notable momentum as China’s BRICS+ initiative has engendered increasing aspirations from some of the...
From unidimensional to 3D: the contours of the post-Bretton Woods world
The start of the year 2023 was marked by a series of statements coming from representatives of BRICS countries concerning plans to create new...
Upgrading Bretton Woods: A Case for “Currency Baskets”
In recent years, shortages and insecurities have increasingly afflicted the global economy as it was grappling with issues such as supply-side disruptions, energy shortages...
A BRICS Reserve Currency: Exploring the Pathways
The issue of the creation of a BRICS reserve currency has taken on particular significance in recent months after President Putin declared that the...
The dimensions of BRICS geography
Harnessing continental distance for the developing economies may be the single most important mission for BRICS and the New Development Bank (NDB) in the...
Towards a Free Trade Area for the Global South
The expanded format of the BRICS+ dialogue conducted by China in June 2022 as well as the rising number of large developing economies expressing...
Labour Staging a Comeback
I am worried about our tendency to overinvest in things and underinvest in people.– J. Galbraith
In the past several decades the world economy experienced...
The Assembly Lines of Grand Eurasia
The changing landscape of the global economy in recent years is increasingly characterized by a more active role of developing economies in building their...