Brazil will chair the BRICS summit in 2025 under the helm of President Luiz Lula da Silva. The alliance will reinforce its commitment to reshape the global order and usher their economy into a new financial territory. Apart from discussing financial issues, the bloc will also make decisions on climate change and global governance.
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The BRICS alliance will collectively collaborate on policymaking at the 2025 summit and represent the population of developing nations. This year’s summit is important as the nine-member bloc will decide on concrete steps to strengthen their economies. The move could reshape the geopolitical landscape and challenge the Western-dominated global financial order.
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When & Where Is The Next BRICS Summit in 2025?
The next BRICS summit in 2025 is scheduled to take place in Brazil’s Rio De Janeiro from July 6th to 7th. The 17th summit will discuss de-dollarization, strengthening of local currencies, new trade deals, and also rewrite policies favoring developing nations. In addition, the alliance might also consensually decide about inducting new countries into the bloc.
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Several leaders have hinted that the 17th BRICS summit in 2025 could begin discussions about alternative payment options to the US dollar. Brazil and India have confirmed that they do not support the formation of a BRICS currency. They are looking at various methods to settle cross-border transactions in local currencies.
“This is being discussed in BRICS (2025 summit), at the initiative of (Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva). The previous summit stated a decision on the necessity of developing a proposal on alternative payment platforms through finance ministries and central banks. Such proposals have been made, they suggest, in particular, the creation of a so-called trans-border payment initiative, the creation of a reinsurance company, and the BRICS Clear settlement and depositary infrastructure,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.