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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a group photo during the BRICS Summit at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, southeastern China’s Fujian Province, China September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Wu Hong/Pool

Four Major Agreements on BRICS Sidelines

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 6, 2017 | Business

Beijing- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called on the countries of the BRICS – the bloc of the fastest growing countries in the world – to enhance coordination on important global issues and accelerate the reform of the world economic structure....

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China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China August 31, 2017. (Reuters)

China to Welcome Foreign Investment, Says Xi during BRICS Opening

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 3, 2017 | Business

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Sunday that Beijing will continue to invest across the world, adding that it “warmly” welcomes foreign investment. He made his remarks at the opening of a meeting of business representatives of the BRICS nations. The BRICS...

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the signing ceremony by foreign ministers during the BRICS summit in Goa, India, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016.

BRICS Countries Counter Economic Slowdown by Boosting Cooperation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2016 | Business

Benaulim (India) – Amid fears of threats posed by protectionism, the BRICS countries have vowed to deepen economic engagement, tackle the global economic slowdown, and combat cross border terrorism. The leaders of the five emerging economies of Brazil, Russia,...

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (left) welcomes South African President Jacob Zuma upon his arrival to the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, on July 15, 2014. (AFP Photo/Yasuyoshi Chiba)

BRICS set up bank to counter Western hold on global finances

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 16, 2014 | Business

Fortaleza, Reuters—Leaders of the BRICS emerging market nations launched a 100-billion-US-dollar development bank and a currency reserve pool on Tuesday in their first concrete step toward reshaping the Western-dominated international financial system. The bank aimed...

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A Syrian internally displaced woman and child are reflected in a puddle of water in the Bab al-Hawa camp along the Turkish border in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib. (AFP)

BRICS Leadership Will Be Tested by Syria

by Salman Shaikh | Mar 25, 2013 | Opinion

The humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Syria is probably the most serious crisis facing the world today. And yet, the international community is struggling to find a way forward. With more than four million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance and three million...