A recent statement made by a diplomat indicates that the BRICS 2024 summit will focus mainly on the de-dollarization agenda. The BRICS 2024 summit is scheduled to be held in October in the Kazan region of Russia. The 16th summit will see four new countries being a part of the meeting including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Iran, and Ethiopia. Saudi Arabia could also attend the upcoming summit if the Kingdom agrees to be a part of the grouping.
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For the uninitiated, Saudi Arabia received an invitation to join BRICS but is yet to provide its decision on joining the group. If Saudi Arabia joins the bloc, the de-dollarization initiatives could further strengthen. Read here to know how many sectors in the US will be affected if BRICS ditches the dollar for trade.
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BRICS 2024 Summit: De-Dollarization To Spread Wings
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in a latest interview that the 2024 BRICS summit will achieve historic milestones. He explained that the alliance will become “much stronger” after the 2024 summit ushering developing nations into a “multi-polar world”. The idea of a multi-polar world is the key to de-dollarization where BRICS countries will end reliance on the US dollar.
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Ryabkov said he is confident that BRICS will move “toward success” and be detrimental to the de-dollarization agenda. “With a third of our presidency over, we can state that the leaders made a decision, which made BRICS much stronger. It has established itself as an influential cooperation system. A major link in the emerging architecture of the multi-polar world,” he said.
Moreover, the Minister added, “We are incrementally moving toward success. I am absolutely sure of that,” he said. “I think that the summit in Kazan this October will be marked by new achievements in cooperation between BRICS countries,” he summed it up.