2009 ⟶ BRICS Economic Bloc Established

June 16: Formation of BRICS economic bloc.
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💰 Dutch East India Company Dissolved

Dutch East India Company is dissolved.⟶
Dutch East India Company Dissolved (1799)
ColonialismDutch EmpireTradeMercantilismGlobalizationSpice TradeVOCImperialismDecline of Empires
NetherlandsNetherlandsIndonesiaIndonesiaIndiaIndiaSouth AfricaSouth Africa

🤝 BRICS Economic Bloc Established

June 16: Formation of BRICS economic bloc.⟶
BRICS Economic Bloc Established (2009)
Economic CooperationInternational RelationsGlobalizationMultilateralismGeopoliticsTrade
BrazilBrazilRussiaRussiaIndiaIndiaChinaChinaSouth AfricaSouth Africa

🤝 Eurasian Economic Union Established

January 1: Five former Soviet Union countries form the Eurasian Economic Union.⟶
Eurasian Economic Union Established (2015)
Economic IntegrationPost-Soviet StatesRegionalismInternational RelationsGeopoliticsFree Trade
RussiaRussiaBelarusBelarusKazakhstanKazakhstanArmeniaArmeniaKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan

🤝 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Signed

November 15: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is signed by 15 Asia-Pacific countries to form the world's largest free-trade bloc, covering a third of the world's population.⟶
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Signed (2020)
Free TradeEconomic IntegrationAsia-PacificGlobalizationTrade AgreementsRegionalismInternational RelationsEconomic Cooperation
AustraliaAustraliaBruneiBruneiCambodiaCambodiaChinaChinaIndonesiaIndonesiaJapanJapanLaosLaosMalaysiaMalaysiaNew ZealandNew ZealandPhilippinesPhilippinesSingaporeSingaporeSouth KoreaSouth KoreaThailandThailandVietnamVietnam