The number of millionaires in the bloc is expected to see a massive surge over the next decade, according to a newly released report Total investable wealth currently held by the BRICS member states amounts to $45 trillion, according to Henley & Partners’ inaugural BRICS Wealth Report.

Washington has followed the EU by announcing it would upgrade trade ties with Taipei, a move that has angered Beijing Washington is seeking to deepen its economic cooperation with Taiwan, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has told journalists.

Imports of the commodity will be included in the new package of sanctions, an EU commissioner said The European Union will ban Russian gold as part of its seventh sanctions package and seek to “close exit routes” for those bypassing its earlier restrictions, EU commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Friday, according to the Associated Press.