
After joining BRICS last week, Indonesia is considering the possibility of importing cheap Russian crude oil, as long as it complies with the rules, Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, said on Wednesday. Last week, Indonesia became the first Southeast Asian country – the one with the biggest economy and largest population at that – to join the BRICS group of developing economies, said Brazil, which holds the 2025 presidency of the alliance. After Indonesia joined the group, BRICS (originally standing…