The BRICS agenda goes beyond trade & economic growth. Innovation is increasingly becoming a core component of what BRICS is really about.From AI and quantum technology to high-performance computing and fintech, cooperation is expanding into a growing list of cutting-edge fields. Watch the video to learn how BRICS is turning cooperation into innovation.
Apple has taken its “biggest gamble in years” by launching its first-ever flip phone, according to experts at Uswitch.
TransUnion is overhauling its credit rating system in a bid to make it “clearer, more transparent and informative”.
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By 2031, the share of New Development Bank (NDB) projects financed in local currencies “will exceed 45%,” Russian Finance Minister and NDB Board of Governors Chair Anton Siluanov said in May. From local-currency loans to AI, the NDB is betting that the future of development lies in the Global South’s own hands.
The economy expanded by 0.4%, official figures show, whereas analysts had predicted no growth.
The government has recruited Alan Lovell, the industrial veteran, to chair British Steel months after it was formally taken into public ownership.
The UK economy recorded 0.4% growth in July, partly on the back of artificial intelligence (AI) investment, according to early official figures that outperformed expectations.