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Thailand has officially requested India's support in joining the BRICS. The country expects that New Delhi, which will lead the association in 2026, will play a key role in promoting its candidacy. During the talks, the foreign ministers discussed the expansion of cooperation and Thailand's participation in multilateral formats.

The Customs and tax services are moving towards deep integration of information systems by signing an agreement on enhanced data exchange. This initiative is designed to reduce administrative barriers for businesses, speed up control procedures and strengthen the fight against gray imports in preparation for the launch of the national SPOT system.

The SCO countries are moving towards creating their own financial architecture: Vladimir Putin announced the preparation of a Development Bank and the strengthening of settlement mechanisms in national currencies. Russia, China, India and Iran supported the course towards economic sovereignty and the launch of new integration projects.

Russian marketplaces are preparing for a new stage of regulation — the government plans to tighten the rules for refunds, review commissions and strengthen the digital integration of platforms with government registers. The reform can change both the economics of sellers and the user experience of buyers.

The first International Transport and Logistics Forum will be held in St. Petersburg in the spring of 2026. It will become a platform for discussing global connectivity, international corridors and integration within the framework of BRICS, EAEU and SCO.

Expert Lubarto Sartoyo called the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia the key event of the year. The meeting of the leaders of the region is devoted to issues of sustainable growth, digital integration and the expansion of the association — East Timor has joined ASEAN.

The integration of 1C and Bitrix24 allowed a large retailer to combine customer and sales data, increase service speed and improve analytics without additional labor costs.

African business leaders conveyed recommendations to the G20 on the development of infrastructure, energy and digital integration of the continent. Special emphasis is placed on local processing of minerals.

Modern businesses, especially in areas with high logistical turnover such as industry, medicine, fashion, and the automotive industry, are increasingly choosing automation as the key to efficiency. Integration modules from the transport operator Business Lines have become one of the widely recognized tools.

The Business Lines Group of Companies reported a rapid increase in interest in integration solutions that allow businesses to directly connect logistics services to their information system. Over the past six months, the number of customers using such tools has almost doubled, and the technologies themselves have proven their effectiveness, reducing order processing time by up to 80%.