On March 19, 2020, with the
support of the Roscongress Foundation, the international conference
«Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership» was held in Moscow. The event
was organized by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia within the
scope of preparation of the economic agenda of the Russian Chairmanship in
BRICS this year.
The
conference saw the presence of the representatives of Russian ministries and
government agencies, development institutions and the BRICS Business Council,
as well as leading experts from Russia and other BRICS countries.
Given the
difficult epidemiological situation due to the coronavirus pandemic, many
speakers chose to participate remotely, and an online broadcast of the event was
organized for the audience.
The experts
discussed the key dimensions of the Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership
2025, such as trade, investment, finance, digitalization and sustainable
development. They also shared their assessments of the impact the coronavirus
pandemic will have on the BRICS economies, as well as outlined main problems faced by businesses and the
ways to overcome them with the use of the potential of the cooperation among
the five countries.
«Cooperation between the BRICS countries in digital transformation, increasing the role of the agenda of sustainable and inclusive development, and the implementation of the sustainable development goals by our countries are especially important now that the world is fighting the epidemic,» said Natalya Stapran, Director of the Department for Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects at the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. «Today, against the backdrop of new and unforeseen challenges, it is more important than ever before to coordinate the efforts of our countries in order to maintain economic growth, revive and find new opportunities for trade and economic relations,» she added.
Source:
https://brics-russia2020.ru/
https://economy.gov.ru/
