Lavrov: Russia will invite BRICS+ countries to the summit in Kazan Lavrov: Russia will invite BRICS+ countries to the summit in Kazan Source link Source link
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The Kremlin announced the creation of a BRICS payment system on the blockchain – Russia today Posting in CHAT: Russia It is expected that such a system will be convenient for all states, citizens and businesses, will not require “significant costs” and will be outside of politics, Ushakov added. The BRICS task for 2024 is to increase the role of the association in the international monetary and financial system. In particular, we are talking about increasing the colonies in national currencies and developing “a mechanism for creating conditional foreign exchange reserves,” he explained. Source link Source link
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Green theme. Sber presented the concept of the BRICS Climate Council to banks | Ecology Posting in CHAT: Russia First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank Alexander Vedyakhin took part in a seminar on financing sustainable development, which the Russian Bank held for the central banks of the BRICS countries. During the seminar, Alexander Vedyakhin presented the developed concept of the BRICS Climate Council, which reflected an understanding of the tasks, functionality and areas of work. Sber previously presented this proposal at COP28, receiving positive feedback from representatives of the BRICS delegations. According to Alexander Vedyakhin, in order to unite efforts, the allied countries must create a single body that will become the center for developing common decisions and implementing projects to implement a just energy transition. The Climate Council of the BRICS countries could become such a platform. He emphasized that to create a common taxonomy of sustainable development in the BRICS space, the support of central banks and regulators is important. “The purpose of creating the Climate Council is to form a mechanism for cooperation between the BRICS countries in the field of climate, green economy and sustainable development at the supranational level. The key task is to create a focal point for practices, solutions, standards and expertise of a wide range of stakeholders under the patronage of BRICS representatives on climate, green economy and sustainable development issues. Here I will emphasize the special role of central banks and regulators, since their support is important for creating a common taxonomy of sustainable development in the BRICS countries. BRICS space,” Vedyakhin noted. In addition to synchronizing approaches and creating an integrated infrastructure of the BRICS countries in the field of carbon regulation, the main areas of the council’s work could be joint research and development of green technologies, climate finance, and projects in the field of climate risk assessment. . , as well as joint educational programs. Sber has experience in creating cross-industry technology platforms in the ESG field. For example, in September 2023, Sber registered the first commercial Russian system of voluntary certification of low-carbon energy with Rosstandart. A certificate issued in the system confirms the creation of electrical energy at a generating facility (power plant) from renewable and low-carbon sources. The creation of a green certificate system continued Sber’s consistent policy in implementing the ESG agenda. “The BRICS countries have quite similar concerns regarding the climate agenda and sustainability in some areas. To effectively solve them, it is necessary to join forces, exchange experiences and practices, synchronize the taxonomy and create a common ESG infrastructure in the BRICS space, including for mutual recognition and exchange of green certificates and carbon units,” Vedyakhin emphasized. As further work on the formation of the Climate Council, Alexander Vedyakhin proposed creating a working group of representatives of the BRICS countries (including new countries) to develop a more detailed concept of the Climate Council. The climate agenda and the issue of sustainable development are among the main ones for all BRICS states, because more than 45% of global greenhouse gases come from the member states of the association, which directly affects climate change. Let us remember that this year Russia is presiding over this international association. Source link Source link