Finance Minister to Hold Agenda in Moscow and Paris Next Week

Source: Metrópoles | Original Published At: 2026-05-12 11:42:35 UTC

Key Points

• Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan will travel to Moscow, Russia and Paris, France for a week-long diplomatic mission
• Moscow agenda includes New Development Bank (BRICS Bank) Governors' Seminar on Development Financing in the Age of Technological Revolution
• Minister scheduled to meet with NDB President Dilma Rousseff and attend the 11th Governors Council Business Session where institutional decisions are made
• Brazil's Finance Ministry views BRICS commitments as highly valuable, noting BRICS has assumed greater importance for Brazil's economy
• Paris portion includes roundtable with Le Grand Continent magazine and meetings focused on artificial intelligence development
• G7 agenda includes meeting with central bank presidents of the seven largest economies and bilateral meeting with Japan's Finance Minister
• Minister will also meet with International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol before returning to Brazil