August 25, 20232 yr Hoćemo li konačno pasti u blokovsku(ciglašku?) podelu ili negovati naš stari trend da nas jebu obe strane ovaj nesvrstani?
August 25, 20232 yr Saudijska Arabija i Iran, Indija i Kina... da, ne vidim kako ovo nece prerasti u ozbiljan blok.
October 25, 20241 yr Author Quote Russia wants to push for a de-dollarized payment system at the summit, which China regards as too ambitious, said Wang Yiwei, director of Renmin University’s Center for European Studies in Beijing. (...) Nations ranging from Malaysia and Thailand to Nicaragua and NATO-member Turkey are eager to join BRICS, though there’s unlikely to be an agreement on enlargement at the Russia summit. India is against further expansion for now and supports a category of “BRICS partner countries” without voting rights because it wants to steer the group away from becoming an anti-US body dominated by China and Russia, Indian officials said on condition of anonymity because the issue is sensitive. Brazil and South Africa support India’s view, said officials in the two countries. Any bid to dilute South Africa’s influence by inviting Nigeria or Morocco into BRICS will be resisted, said the South African officials. The UAE completely rejects any attempt to present BRICS membership as a sign that the Global South is in opposition to the West, according to a person familiar with the matter, asking not to be identified discussing internal policy. The Gulf state has very good relations with countries in the West including the US, according to another official. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-22/putin-hosts-brics-leaders-in-russia-defying-attempts-from-west-to-isolate-him?embedded-checkout=true Edited October 25, 20241 yr by vememah
May 8May 8 Visa and Mastercard accused Brazil of favoring Pix, and now the United States has opened an investigation that could result in trade sanctionsThe reason is clear: Pix has significantly eroded Visa and Mastercard’s market share in Brazil. Estimates suggest that between 2021 and 2024, the system resulted in losses nearing R$ 12 billion (approximately R$ 6.5 billion for Visa and R$ 5.3 billion for Mastercard), due to much lower fees (0.33% vs. the average 2.3% charged by cards).
