Several countries, including Egypt, Pakistan, and Venezuela, have expressed interest in joining the BRICS alliance, an economic coalition of emerging economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Egyptian analyst Nourhan Elsheikh of the Valdai Discussion Club sees potential economic benefits in sectors such as investments, trade, and tourism from joining BRICS. Pakistan has officially applied for membership following a turbulent election, with its application being reported by Al Jazeera. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has also indicated the country's intention to join BRICS in the near future. Additionally, the Central Bank of Iran has proposed creating systems similar to SWIFT and FATF within BRICS to facilitate banking messages and combat money laundering among member countries. The BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, scheduled from October 22 to 24, 2024, as reported by TASS citing a Kremlin official, is expected to see new members joining the alliance. South African Ambassador to Russia Jeff Maketuka mentioned that 25 countries have declared their intention to join BRICS, with Brazil set to chair the association alongside Russia.
Hugo Chávez's legacy: Venezuela announces presidential election on the 11th anniversary of Chávez's death. And the vote will take place on Chávez’s birthday. It'll likely be Maduro against an opposition candidate he can easily beat. https://t.co/jYr3UDVG8J via @WSJ
"We do not agree with any type of hidden invasion" of Haiti President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela rebukes plans to deploy multinational police forces to Haiti speaking at the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. https://t.co/vzVvBQLIcr
Maduro's "Re election" 😉😉😉 https://t.co/zFcRBrM0b8
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro continues to shake the world by calling on Latin American countries to join forces in isolating Israel https://t.co/i9b4nfTIQo
“Maduro stated he would win the elections by fair means or foul — ‘por las buenas o las malas.’ Repression will likely intensify in the coming weeks.” https://t.co/Jt5PyOIQha
With today’s announcement #Venezuela’s opposition has 20 days to come up with an approach to elections. The deadline to register a candidate is March 25 and @MariaCorinaYA remains barred from office. Will they will back an alternate candidate, or repeat 2018’s electoral boycott?
#OnThisDay | 11 years after the physical departure of the eternal commander, Hugo Chavez Frias, Venezuela perpetuates his memory and revives his Bolivarian values that are part of the nation's democracy and for the people. https://t.co/qILZoa5P33
#Egypt starts procedures to outsource airport management to private companies Read more: https://t.co/vrJatQJPrY https://t.co/6FdjmFD9AR
#InPictures | The Venezuelan people pay tribute to Commander Hugo Chavez, 11 years after his passing. #HopeIsInTheStreets #ChavezVive #ChavezPorSiempre #ChavezAhoraYSiempre https://t.co/nBefwIkydf
Today is the 11th anniversary of Hugo Chávez's death, March 5, 2013. I have a new piece out with @NACLA reflecting on Chávez's legacy and the extent to which he deserves blame for Venezuela's deep crisis. https://t.co/Oj7lNfkSbT
🇷🇺 Moscow: Cooperation in BRICS is the most important direction of Russian foreign policy ▪️Assistant to the Russian President, Yuri Ushakov, said that the BRICS countries have already overtaken the Group of Seven (G7) in some macroeconomic indicators. ▪️According to his words,… https://t.co/18Y2veuUSj
BRICS will accept new countries into the alliance in 2024, South African Ambassador confirms. https://t.co/03YNoTjqvh
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Thousands of Venezuelans gathered at the Cuartel de la Montaña, where the remains of Commander Hugo Chavez lie, to commemorate the 11th anniversary of his physical departure and pay tribute to his revolutionary legacy. https://t.co/aljJTqNIff
On this day in 2013, President Hugo Chavez passed away. He was a prominent leader who urged the people of Venezuela and Latin America to reject U.S. interference policy and the imperialist countries in the world. Rest in Power, Commander! #ChavezVive #ChavezPorSiempre https://t.co/uQN854jmrB
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the extended political high command of the national government held a meeting to work on the seven transformations plan. https://t.co/tgzKBre0E6
#Venezuela | The young people of the United Socialist Party (PSUV) will lead a solemn event at the "Mountain Barracks," where the remains of former President Hugo Chavez, the historical leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, rest. https://t.co/eVtCrb0bY2
Russia will hold the #BRICS summit in Kazan from Oct. 22 to 24, 2024, TASS reported on Tuesday citing a Kremlin official. https://t.co/zUnn9VhmO5
#Egypt to release goods held at ports Read more: https://t.co/jBVLjrkag5 https://t.co/a50rPo2RkG
#Venezuela’s National Electoral Council set to make an announcement at 1pm local time—12pm ET. After weeks of pageantry, we may finally get come clarity on the 2024 election date and electoral calendar. https://t.co/PTXbdnx5wd
#Venezuela | President Nicolas Maduro said that Venezuela "does not accept judicial colonialism from anyone, especially at a time when the entire humanity is questioning the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC)." https://t.co/1O5WTzn2vm
⚡️BREAKING BRICS has added Iran's proposal to end the Western-dominated SWIFT system to its agenda. Iran proposed the creation of a system for exchanging financial messages between members of the organization (similar to SWIFT), combating money laundering and financing of… https://t.co/xIqwAI5R4a
Venezuela will join BRICS in the near future. President Nicolas Maduro https://t.co/ADdTteq3bi
Iran proposed to create systems similar to SWIFT and FATF in BRICS The agenda of the BRICS group included proposals from the Central Bank of Iran to create a system of banking messages between members of this organization (similar to SWIF), combating money laundering and… https://t.co/rEJapx06cn
#Egyptian officials meet with @EBRD Board of Directors to discuss cooperation, investments Read more: https://t.co/vqkDF9qfTY @RaniaAlMashat https://t.co/hcuhQefHzY
🚨🇵🇰BREAKING: PAKISTAN WANTS TO JOIN BRICS After a turbulent election, Pakistan has officially applied for membership in the BRICS group, a coalition of emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Source: Al Jazeera https://t.co/vqfnjmcpZh https://t.co/flhiaZaKBz
BREAKING: 🇵🇰 Pakistan has officially applied to join BRICS https://t.co/BDF18qvsMS https://t.co/WSykvVJA8w
Pakistan has officially applied to join BRICS https://t.co/7PIAf5P9dn
South African Ambassador to Russia Jeff Maketuka spoke about the desire of 25 countries to join BRICS: New members will join the association at the BRICS summit in Kazan this October. 25 countries have declared this intention. Brazil will chair BRICS next to Russia and will… https://t.co/UcBMvcwcTa
BRICS entry holds promise for Egypt's economic advancement Egyptian analyst Nourhan Elsheikh of the Valdai Discussion Club emphasizes the significance of Egypt joining BRICS, foreseeing positive impacts on various sectors, including investments, trade, and tourism. She… https://t.co/bFFUdHuHSU