07-07-2025
PM Anwar meets New Development Bank president Dilma Rousseff on Brics summit sidelines
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today met officials from the New Development Bank, formerly referred to as the Brics Development Bank.
Anwar met the Shanghai-based NDB delegation, led by its president Dilma Rousseff, on the sidelines of the Brics Leaders' Summit being held here.
NDB is a multilateral development bank established by the Brics nations. It currently has 11 members, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Algeria, Colombia and Uzbekistan.
Malaysia's participation in the summit is in its capacity as a Brics Partner Country and as Chair of Asean 2025. Malaysia officially became a Brics Partner Country on January 1 this year. — Bernama
