BRICS blast 'resurgence of protectionism' in Trump era
- Senior diplomats from the BRICS bloc met on April 28, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for two days of talks ahead of a July leaders summit.
- The meeting was convened to coordinate a collective response among BRICS nations to the stringent tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, which include charges as high as 145% on Chinese imports.
- BRICS, now expanded to 11 members including Iran, Egypt, and the UAE, accounts for 39% of global GDP and nearly half the world population.
- BRICS aims to boost the use of their individual national currencies in trade among member countries, though plans for a shared currency are considered premature, according to remarks made by Sergei Lavrov.
- The talks underscored BRICS’s focus on resisting unilateral trade actions and reaffirming multilateral trading systems amid global economic uncertainty.
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BRICS blast 'resurgence of protectionism' in Trump era
China, Brazil and other members of the BRICS grouping on Tuesday slammed the "resurgence of trade protectionism" at a meeting in Rio de Janeiro dominated by US President Donald Trump's tariffs blitz.
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