In touch with BRICS: news digest

Your quick rundown of the most important BRICS updates today

➖At the initiative of Brazilian President Lula da Silva, BRICS extraordinary online summit held

➖Chinese Foreign Ministry called BRICS a positive and stable force in global affairs

➖Lavrov: Russia is now Europe’s largest economy by purchasing power parity

➖Lula da Silva: BRICS stands as a synonym for defending multilateralism

➖Iran proposes to create a BRICS mechanism to counter sanctions

➖Expert highlights political importance of virtual BRICS summit

➖China releases BRICS Trade Index

➖Russian State Duma proposes expanding BRICS with Laos and Myanmar

➖Russian Finance Ministry anticipates progress on #BRICS reinsurance capacity in coming years

➖BRICS competition authorities and experts from HSE University analyse global grain market

➖Urbanists from China will discuss BRICS city development strategies at BRICS Urban Future Forum

➖Readings of plays by BRICS countries held in St. Petersburg

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