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BRICS Bank To Give Loan To Bangladesh | BRICS-backed bank to lend $1b this yr to Bangladesh • Apr. 9, 2025, 8:09 AM ET (Daily Star)
Brazil, Vietnam discuss plane, beef deals and BRICS summit • Mar. 28, 2025, 7:00 AM ET (Reuters)
Indonesia joins BRICS-backed New Development Bank • Mar. 26, 2025, 6:14 AM ET (Jakarta Post)
Indonesia to join Brics’ New Development Bank, says President Prabowo • Mar. 25, 2025, 6:07 AM ET (Straits Times)

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Also Known As Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
Areas Of Involvement economic growth

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