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Is BRICS equipped to confront its challenges?
Russian President Vladimir Putin closed the BRICS summit, a bloc of developing economies, in the last week of October. Sanctions from the West have been aimed at cutting off Russia's economy from global markets. The conclave was the largest gathering of world leaders in Russia in decades. The 3-day summit attended by the highest officials of 36 countries was a testament to the West's failure of trying to isolate Russia and Putin globally.
WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference begins today
The four-day 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13)of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will take place from February 26 to 29, 2024 at Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ministers from across the world will attend to review the functioning of the multilateral trading system and to take action on the future work of the WTO.