BRICS News Digest for the previous week
We tell you about what happened in economics, politics, culture, science and education in the countries of the association
Brazilian President to attend BRICS summit in Kazan
This was announced by the ambassador of the Latin American country to Russia
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will attend the next BRICS summit to be held in Kazan, the country's ambassador to Moscow Rodrigo Baena Soares said.
IMF raises Russia's GDP growth forecast for 2024
The fund published its previous estimate for this indicator in January
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for Russia's economic growth in 2024 to 3.2 per cent, according to the April review of the World Economic The fund forecasted the country's GDP growth to 2.6 per cent in January.
Indian authorities support programme to empower women entrepreneurs
It deals with government procurement
Indian authorities are actively promoting Womaniya, an initiative launched in 2019 to empower women entrepreneurs.
Several million of new jobs are created in Chinese cities
The country's authorities have published the relevant statistics for the first quarter
More than 3 million new jobs were created in Chinese cities and urban-type towns in the first quarter of 2024.
South Africa's foreign minister says further BRICS expansion should be well thought out
She outlined the advantages and main objectives of the association
BRICS member countries should think well about further expansion of the association
Egypt looks into potential Chinese investment prospects for the proposed free zone in Alamein
Egypt wants to draw in more investment capital
China will invest in a free zone in New Alamein City, as per a meeting between Ye Dongsong, Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and Hossam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI).
Iran prepares necessary infrastructure to service Russian cards
Implementation of the Russian payment system will take time
Iran is preparing the necessary financial infrastructure to work with the Russian payment system.
Russian Prosecutor General proposes to set up permanent working group with colleagues from the UAE
Representatives of the Emirates' supervisory authority have already started active work on the BRICS platform
Participation of representatives of the Prosecutor General's Office of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in BRICS and SCO events is valuable for the development of multilateral co-operation in the legal sphere.
Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Russia says Sri Lanka aspires to join BRICS+
The state delegation is attending a meeting of high representatives in charge of security issues
Sri Lanka intends to join BRICS+ in the near future, which will enable the country to ensure transport and food security, the country's Ambassador to Russia Janitha Abeywickrema Liyanage said.
Ethiopian authorities allow foreigners to participate in wholesale and retail trade
The new directive should help stabilise prices
Ethiopia's Board of Investment recently adopted a directive that will allow foreign investors to participate in wholesale and retail trade.
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Society22.09.26Kazakhstani citizens plant more than 38,000 trees and shrubs during environmental campaign -
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Society21.09.26Iran ranks among global leaders in vaccination and infertility treatment -
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Evgeny SolntsevGovernor of Orenburg Region (Russia)"We see growth year after year. Last year, the figure increased by 11.6 per cent. The total share of our products on the sales market is around 24.7 per cent. BRICS countries account for a quarter of all our products. Good-neighbourly relations with Kazakhstan are very important for us. Then come China and India. We primarily focus on these countries because they are our closest neighbours" -
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Elias MonageChairman of the South African side of the Russia-South Africa Business Council"If we are then to do a huge project, for example, on rail infrastructure, we can then bring the rest of the continent to participate in the rail development and infrastructure for the continent together with the partners within the BRICS countries. Whether we then bring, for example, Russia rail, we then bring India, we then bring China" -
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Maksim ReshetnikovRussian Minister of Economic Development"Plan 2030 has created a strong foundation for the qualitative expansion of trade and economic ties. There are all grounds to believe that by the end of the decade, Russia–China trade will reach US$300 billion"
