Economy to be main topic at BRICS meet

Why is it in news
  • President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Xi Jinping of China and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa have landed in Brasilia, Brazil on Wednesday morning for the two-day BRICS summit
Why is it in news
  • President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Xi Jinping of China and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa have landed in Brasilia, Brazil on Wednesday morning for the two-day BRICS summit
More in news
  • Topics of discussion- The five leaders are expected to discuss economic, financial and cultural cooperation and participate in the BRICS Business Forum, meet the BRICS Business Council and the talk about the management of the New Development Bank.
  • It is mainly the economy that will be on the mind of the BRICS leaders when they meet here over two days.
  • The BRICS Trade Ministers noted increasing uncertainty and loss of momentum in the world economy.
Source
The Hindu



Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 14th Nov 2019