The 2nd BRICS 2026 Tourism Working Group meeting in Jaipur advanced cooperation on skilling, seamless travel, sustainability, and artificial intelligence in tourism under India’s BRICS Chairship.
The article examines potential links between BRICS fast payment systems and central bank digital currencies, with India emphasizing local-currency payments and interoperability.
Russia has proposed a unified digital platform for direct agricultural trade among BRICS producers and buyers, with discussions expected at the bloc’s summit in New Delhi.
An IOL article highlights India’s proposal to connect BRICS domestic payment networks, enabling direct local-currency settlements and reducing reliance on dollar intermediaries.
Journalists Leonardo Sobreira and Wang Mangmang discussed China-Brazil relations, BRICS+, technological cooperation, sovereignty, and multilateral governance on the program Our World.
The conference, organized by the Indian Embassy in Cairo with the Indian Council of World Affairs, was held as part of preparations for the BRICS 2026 summit hosted by India and focused on strengthening cooperation within BRICS and between countries of the Global South.
Iran’s central bank governor announced expected accession while calling for closer BRICS financial cooperation; the article notes that NDB membership remains unconfirmed.
Chinese and Russian representatives in India reaffirmed support for India’s BRICS chairship at an ambassadors’ roundtable discussion in New Delhi.
The article explains that international law does not mandate the use of the US dollar in trade and examines BRICS efforts to promote local-currency transactions, alternative payment systems, and India’s role in financial diversification.
