Washington G20 finance meet: A chance to promote Russian interests
The ongoing G20 finance ministers meeting will discuss the global economy’s perennially unresolved problems and will also present Moscow with a real opportunity to promote its own interests
Moscow holds 2nd Sherpa meeting for G20 Summit
Russia intends to broaden the G20 discourse and impart a deep focus on boosting economic growth and job creation
How Russia mismanaged the financial crisis
One of the least understood aspects of Russia's economic policy is how badly the government managed the global financial crisis
Can the BRICS rule in a world without the West?
Jim O’Neil, the Goldman Sachs economist, who coined the term BRIC, has walked away into retirement, but the alliance he allegedly sparked remains standing. How realistic are its chances of establishing a new world order?
Russia invites G20 leaders to St. Petersburg Summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday issued an official invitation to the G20 heads of state and government to participate in the St. Petersburg Summit
G20 leaders pledge to avoid currency wars
Financial experts said the communique indirectly criticized Japan, which recently devalued the yen to encourage economic growth by keeping interest rates at almost zero
No plans for Obama to visit Russia before G20 summit
US President Barack Obama is unlikely to visit Russia until September, when he is due to attend the G20 leaders' summit in St. Petersburg, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
Investment climate improvement main RF task - Putin
One of the main objectives for the Russian government is to improve the country’s investment climate, RF President Vladimir Putin stated at an enlarged meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday.
For BRICS, another first – Revenue heads meet in Delhi
The grouping looks at preventing the base erosion and profit shifting through mutual cooperation by practices that involve abuse of tax treaty benefits and incomplete disclosure of information and fraudulent claims
IMF supporting Russia’s agenda in G20, says Lagarde
International Monetary Fund supports Russia’s agenda at the Group of Twenty leading powers of the world, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde told a news conference that was held on the occasion of the new year at the headquarters of the Fund in W
Reaching sustainable growth during G20 presidency
On December 1, 2012, Russia assumed the presidency of the G20, the group of leading world economies that covers 90 percent of world GDP and 80 percent of global trade
Global financial architecture in need of reform
In 2013, the G20’s focus will be placed on reforming the global financial architecture amid speculation that the IMF, the dollar and the euro will remain the core of the global financial system
Building BRICS to fight corruption
Russia will host the Group of 20 summit in September in St. Petersburg. In advance of this summit, the B20, composed of the top business leaders of the G20 nations, will also meet
Russia’s year as G-20 chair will not be easy
Russia must marshal the talents of all its relevant ministries if it wants to prove that its chairmanship is not simply technical.
BRICS’ growth trajectory remains steady
The BRICS growth story will continue despite financial problems in the US and in parts of Europe; some of the recent reports by well known economists corroborate this trend
Russia’s presidency of the G-20
The BRICS nations, influential members of the G-20, are likely to push their agenda in the forum with greater force under Russian presidency of the world body
Russia takes rotating presidency of G20 Sat
Russia has taken the rotating presidency of the G20 for twelve months to come. The year’s main event will be a G20 summit in St. Petersburg on September 5-6. The first events in the group are due in Moscow already this month.
BRICS scenario and the world order
The BRICS have lost some of their momentum in past few months, but it would be an exaggeration to write an obituary to the grouping
The contradiction of contradictions
In 2013-2014, Moscow will host and chair the BRICS, G8 and G20 summits, presenting an opportunity to increase Russia’s international and political weight and fill the international 'governance vacuum'
How the G20 can save the world
The G20 has played a distinctly positive role in preventing widespread panic and a global economic collapse