BRICS Trade Fair and Exhibition
Q. BRICS Trade Fair and Exhibition will be held in India. Which is true about it?- Published on 05 Oct 16a. It was first proposed by Brazil’s President in Durban, South Africa
b. It was first proposed by India’s PM in Ufa, Russia
c. It was first proposed by China’s President in Johannesburg, South Africa
d. It was first proposed by Russia’s President in Beijing, China
ANSWER: It was first proposed by India’s PM in Ufa, Russia
- The first BRICS Trade Fair and Exhibition will be staged just ahead of the BRICS political summit in Goa (October 15-16, 2016).
- This major initiative was proposed by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, in 2015 during his address to the members of the BRICS Business Council at Ufa, Russia.
- In line with the overall core theme for BRICS in 2016, the focus of the Trade Fair is ‘Building BRICS – Innovation for Collaboration’.
- The Trade Fair is expected to give an impetus to intra-BRICS economic engagement and to foster connects amongst members of our business community.