Author: BRICS+ Consulting Group

BYD Expands Beyond EVs

BYD’s latest performance highlights the rapid evolution of China’s leading electric vehicle manufacturers into broader technology companies. While the company has recorded its first monthly sales growth in nine months, it is simultaneously positioning itself at the forefront of emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and humanoid robotics.

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BYD Expands Beyond EVs

BYD’s latest performance highlights the rapid evolution of China’s leading electric vehicle manufacturers into broader technology companies. While the company has recorded its first monthly sales growth in nine months, it is simultaneously positioning itself at the forefront of emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and humanoid robotics.

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AI Versus The Next Pandemic

Every few years, a virus reminds the world how unprepared it is. Covid-19 did it in 2020. H5N1 bird flu has been doing it slowly and steadily ever since, spreading through animal populations at a pace that keeps virologists awake at night. The Democratic Republic of Congo is currently battling

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AI Versus The Next Pandemic

Every few years, a virus reminds the world how unprepared it is. Covid-19 did it in 2020. H5N1 bird flu has been doing it slowly and steadily ever since, spreading through animal populations at a pace that keeps virologists awake at night. The Democratic Republic of Congo is currently battling

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BRICS+ Series: Trump Moves Ahead With Brazil Tariffs

The United States has once again placed trade policy at the centre of its economic and geopolitical strategy. The Trump administration’s proposal to impose a 25% tariff on a broad range of Brazilian imports under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 represents more than a dispute over market

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BRICS+ Series: Bibi’s War, Trump’s Problem

At some point this week, the leader of the free world picked up the phone and called the Prime Minister of Israel "effing crazy." He confirmed it publicly. On a podcast. Without much embarrassment. This is where we are. Trump’s blowup with Benjamin Netanyahu is not just a piece of

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From crude paradox to refined power

For sixty-six years, Nigeria lived one of the most bewildering contradictions in global economics. Africa’s largest crude oil producer spent decades importing the very fuel refined from its own earth, crude pumped from the Niger Delta, shipped to European refineries, then sold back to Nigerians at a premium the country

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From crude paradox to refined power

For sixty-six years, Nigeria lived one of the most bewildering contradictions in global economics. Africa’s largest crude oil producer spent decades importing the very fuel refined from its own earth, crude pumped from the Niger Delta, shipped to European refineries, then sold back to Nigerians at a premium the country

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