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BRICS Summit 2013
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South Africa Within the BRICS: Friend or Foe to the Rest of Africa?

South Africa’s inclusion within the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) poses the thought of how relations will be affected between South Africa and the rest of Africa. The 5th BRICS summit will definitely t...
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BRICS Summit 2013
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Gordhan Positive as the BRICS Start to Look Like a Bloc

On Tuesday, which signified the start of the 5th (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) BRICS Summit in South Africa, finance ministers met to discuss the proposition of the “BRICS bank” to rival western financial ...
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BRICS Summit 2013
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A Potential Concrete Decision on the BRICS Bank and China-Russia Relations at the 5th BRICS Summit

The global community stands with bated breath: the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit has just commenced here in Durban, South Africa. An important outcome of summit is position of the BRICS on Syria. ...
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Is South Africa the Odd BRIC Out?

The 5th Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit held in Durban kicks off today and there is a sense of anticipation in the air. The thought of the major emerging economies binding together to create a super...
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Europe

Blinded by hate: cutting the EU budget

After a marathon overnight summit, leaders of the 27 member states agreed to an historic EU budget. But historic for the wrong reasons. For the first time, the 7 year Multiannual Financial Framework, more commonly known as the ...
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Europe

End of Year Euro Round-up

Bonne fetês et bonne chance Brussels! So where do we stand at the end of the year? The Banking Union hangs in the balance. Mr. Cameron’s new and (for some) worrying alliance with Angela Merkel has meant the Commission still ...
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Europe

Udder Refusal to Negotiate: Protesting Farmers and CAP Reform

How do you like your milk served? Frothed? Heated? Try sprayed onto the side of a wall. The other week Eurocrats were holding their espresso cups out of their windows, hoping to catch some of the hundreds of gallons of milk tha...
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Green

COP18: Doha Briefs – Of apples, mangoes and gateway

Finally, COP18 has come to an end; but then, the reactions on the outcome, dubbed Doha Climate Gateway, have been mixed.  Let us sort through the apples and mangoes by looking into the nitty gritties of the Doha Climate Gat...
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More Than 16 Days

Renewed Activism & Meaningful Impact

As the “16 Days of Activism” comes to a close, we now look ahead to many days before us as a time of renewed activism and re-inspired activity. For many men and women, this means we look for opportunities to take action on ...
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