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BRICS, a grouping of six new members inducted in August, is an economic compulsion. It has grown to 36% of global GDP and 47% of world population by 2050. It has the potential to challenge G7 dominance and contains two of the world's fastest-growing economies, China and India. The U.S.'s…

Revisions to figures show stronger performance than Germany and France but momentum starts to stall

Skepticism was running high ahead of the 2023 summit of the Group of 20, or G20, held in New Delhi in early September. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that they would not attend. At one moment, it was touch and go whether U.S. President Joe…

James Cleverly says some in south feel they only hear ‘Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine’ from western leaders

The Chancellor said there is still ‘immense pressure’ on families but the Government’s plan ‘is working – plain and simple’.

Odds of an increase in UK interest rates on Thursday fall below 50%, after inflation rate dropped unexpectedly in August to an 18-month low

It is India’s policy ‘mantras’ of multilateralism, multipolarity and the “middle way” that won the day at the G-20 summit

You don’t easily forget an encounter with Emmanuel Macron. Mine was brief and in private, at the G7 summit in Germany last year. His hand was firm but he held my gaze even more tightly. A Downing Street colleague got a wink that she will cherish for ever — Gallic…

Government accused of leaving Britain ‘stuck in the slow lane’