How are the BRICS countries progressing along the path of digital transformation, and what lessons are they prepared to share with one another? What are the advantages of the new BRICS payment instruments? And why can the use of digital platforms simplify trade relations between partner countries?
On these and many other questions and topics: Aleksey Kazartsev, Chair of the International Banking Committee of the Euro-Asian Cooperation Finance and Business Association and co-author of the new international payment system BRICS Pay project; and Manish Kumar, President of Soltex Group and Deputy Chair of the Board of the Euro-Asian Cooperation Finance and Business Association.
Via the video conference with the Moscow studio: Walid Gad, former head of the Egyptian Chamber of Information Technology; Xie Hongjun, researcher at the BRICS Research Centre at the University of International Business and Economics in China; and Lucas Macedo, a member of the BRICS Research Group at the University of Sao Paulo.
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Society08.08.26My India. Green shields of India’s coastline -
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Society05.08.26Cleber Oliveira Soares, Executive Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil: "BRICS countries play key role in ensuring global food and energy security" -
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Society04.08.26Young people from BRICS countries help to build sustainable future -
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Society03.08.26Gonzalo Ponce Leiva, Producer and communication specialist: "Media outlets of BRICS countries and Global South can significantly expand their influence" -
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Society03.08.26Link between sacred ritual and modern sport -
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Society01.08.26My India. India’s evolving diamond story
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Sergey LavrovRussian Foreign Minister"A Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers has been adopted. It provides a clear and principled assessment of the situation on the international stage and outlines the tasks that will be addressed in accordance with previous decisions by heads of state and governments. No one doubts that additional documents on sectoral areas of cooperation will be developed ahead of the SCO summit in Bishkek. Energy, artificial intelligence, healthcare and a number of other areas were also mentioned" -
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Nitin GadkariIndia's Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways"Our resolution has just been passed. It is very important as far as the BRICS countries are concerned, which cover 40 per cent of the world's population. We are committed to the futuristic development of the transport sector, to create cooperation, coordination and communication between the stakeholders. This resolution indicates a lot of new technology and innovation in the transport sector. It covers the road sector, railways, aviation and water transport" -
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Anutin CharnvirakulPrime Minister of Thailand"Russia has been a trusted friend of Thailand for over a century. […] Next year, we will mark the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries. We will commemorate this important milestone with high-level exchanges, thereby reaffirming our shared commitment to an even stronger partnership for the benefit of our peoples"
