Mauritius has been represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade at the BRICS summit in support of Africa having a more powerful stance in BRICS. This underscores the aim to facilitate the building of economic ties and investment opportunities between this trading block and Africa as well as emerging countries.

The theme of the conference was Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism. As from 1 January 2024, there will be 6 new countries added to the bloc: Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. On the economic growth front, enhancing the power of Africa within BRICS will encourage the flourishing of new opportunities in terms of access to new markets and longterm investment, technology transfer and cooperation.

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