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Summit was hosted by the Russia at Kazan. 

  • Kazan Declaration is a comprehensive document outlining key areas of cooperation and the bloc's unified stance on global issues.
  • Theme of Summit: Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security

Key Highlights of the Declaration 

  • Global Governance and Multilateralism
    • Made a commitment to cooperate for International Financial Architecture Reform.
  • Economic Cooperation 
    • BRICS Cross-Border Payment System: Built upon the principle of minimizing trade barriers and non-discriminatory access. Promoting use of local currencies. 
    • BRICS Clear Depositary: An independent cross-border settlement and depositary infrastructure.
    • BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism (ICM): Facilitating and expanding innovative financial practices and approaches for projects and programmes, including finding acceptable mechanisms of financing in local currencies. 
    • BRICS Grain Exchange: Initiative of the Russian side to establish a grain (commodities) trading platform within BRICS.
  • Other
    • BRICS R&D Vaccine Center & BRICS Integrated Early Warning System for preventing mass infectious diseases risks.
    • Recognised India’s initiative to create an International Big Cats Alliance.
    • BRICS Partner Country: Endorsed the creation of a BRICS Partner Country category (not full members). Officially added 13 new partner countries, including Cuba, Turkey,and Vietnam.

About BRICS 

  • British economist Jim O’ Neill coined and used the acronym ‘BRICs’ for the first time in 2001
  • The grouping was formalized during the first meeting of BRIC Foreign Ministers in 2006. 
  • BRIC became BRICS with the inclusion of South Africa in 2010.
  • Members : 10 Countries : Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Russia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia (final confirmation is pending).

 

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