14th BRICS summit
2022 BRICS summit 14th BRICS summit |
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Host country | China |
Date | 23 June 2022 (digital format) |
Cities | Beijing |
Participants | Brazil Russia India China South Africa |
Chair | Xi Jinping |
Follows | 13th |
Precedes | 15th |
Website | brics2022 |
The 2022 BRICS summit is the fourteenth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.[1] It was the third time that China hosted the BRICS Summit after 2011 and 2017. The summit was hosted virtually by video conference.[2][3][4]
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BRICS extension
In addition to other countries that have expressed interest in joining the BRICS, and countries like Argentina and Iran that have applied for membership previously, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt expressed interest in joining during the summit.
Participating leaders
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Pronunciamento do Presidente da República, Jair Bolsonaro (cropped).jpg
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China
Xi Jinping, President (Host) -
2019 Reunião Informal do BRICS - 48142657142 (cropped).jpg
Reserve currency
A major development on the summit was creation of a new, basket type reserve currency. The currency, combines BRICS currencies and is backed by precious metals. [5][6]
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