This policy paper, prepared as part of the Background Study for the European Competitiveness Report 2009, analyses the …

The term BRICs puts under a common label the four largest fast growing emerging countries Brazil, Russia, India and … external relations (trade, FDI) and on likely future developments. Brazil is a domestically oriented service economy; Russia … China. The BRICs show many common features, such as big land size, large population, fast economic growth etc., but …

cooperation between the four partner countries - Australia, India, Japan and the United States - in tackling urgent challenges in … the rise of China and the associated challenge to US hegemony in the region that brings together the four partners. In …

increase competitiveness. Achieving these aims will mean working with emerging economies like Brazil - where the EU's influence … is waning as China's expands. The EU lacks a long-term strategy and is poorly positioned to engage with a newly assertive … Brazil in an increasingly multipolar world. This is increasingly problematic for the EU's strategic agenda. …

From 1995 to 2001 Russia witnessed an asset market boom, a deep financial crisis, and a surprisingly forceful recovery …. An event study of this episode provides important insights for Emerging Market investment and Russia's medium … conditions. Together with persistent commitment towards international integration this heralds a long-term convergence of Russia …

geopolitical tensions. Focusing on Russia, China, and the Middle East, we analyze direct exposures through lending and securities … in recent years. Notably, euro area banks and investors have significantly reduced their exposure to Russia in the wake … of the Ukraine invasion, and China in response to regulatory uncertainty. Euro area banks reacted quickly to heightened …

become tremendously more relevant following Russia's aggression in Ukraine in 2022. Rivalries with China are set to become … attention in light of the risks posed by autocratic systems. The increase in cooperation with China and Russia, two nations … partners in the Global South. In development terms, Russia's war of aggression represents a watershed moment. It is important …

While the world's attention is focused on Russia's war against Ukraine and the intensifying conflict between the US and … China, the security situation on the Korean Peninsula has continued to deteriorate. North Korea is steadily advancing the …