During Brazil’s 2019 chairship, the five BRICS countries were clear about their intentions to make cooperation more inclusive by supporting the spirit of cooperation among business, scholars, media and civil society organisations, as well as building upon government interactions. Brazil, under the theme of the summit – “BRICS: Economic Growth for an Innovative Future” – aimed to promote deliverables that would have a direct impact on the lives of societies and to emphasise and maximise what BRICS means to all people, while emphasising the equal role and participation of the BRICS countries.
CEO's NOTE:
We started the year 2020 with all the hope and positivity that a new decade brings. Rolling up our sleeves, we were ready to put in the work required to build our organisations and businesses. We were similarly primed to implement the resolutions from the 11th BRICS Academic Forum – held in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, in September last year – dealing with the following key issues: financing for development; trade and investment; science, technology and innovation; energy and development; transnational crime; and agriculture.
