Sergei Katyrin, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (CCI), said that Russia’s trade turnover with its BRICS partners reached a record 294 billion dollars at the end of 2023, and this figure is 2.4 times higher than in the 2019-2020 period. Chairman of the BRICS Business Council in 2024. His words guide the way TASS.
Katyrin stated that today the countries of the association account for 41.4% of Russia’s total foreign trade volume. One of the fastest growing sectors is the agricultural sector. In the last five years, the Russian Federation increased its grain exports to BRICS markets by 2.6 times to 9 billion dollars.
Katyrin highlighted logistics and mutual agreements among the urgent issues of cooperation within the BRICS framework. The head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry is confident that digital currencies hold great promise.
Before that, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov spoke Opposed to the use of cryptocurrencies within the country.
Previously Russia passed Based on GDP growth rate of most G7 countries.