Durigan Travels to Russia and France for BRICS Bank and G7 Agendas
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Source: CNN Brasil | Original Published At: 2026-05-11 20:07:13 UTC
Key Points
- Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan travels to Moscow this week for the New Development Bank (NDB/BRICS Bank) board meeting
- The NDB meeting is considered strategically important given the Middle East conflict context and opportunity for BRICS member countries to interact
- A bilateral meeting is planned between Minister Durigan and NDB President Dilma Rousseff, who is Brazilian
- On May 18, the minister arrives in Paris for the G7 ministerial meeting with civil society and private sector engagement events
- Durigan will hold bilateral meetings with Japan's Finance Minister and French government representatives on May 19
- The minister is also scheduled to meet with IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol to discuss global energy scenarios related to the Middle East conflict