Ethiopia Calls for Greater Emerging-Economy Representation at BRICS Finance Meeting
Ethiopia urged greater representation for emerging and developing economies in the global financial system during a BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Jaipur, India.
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- Ethiopia urged greater representation for emerging and developing economies in the global financial system during a BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Jaipur, India.

Ethiopia called for emerging and developing economies to have greater representation in the global financial system during a meeting of BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors in Jaipur, India.
The meeting was held on July 12–13, 2026, under India’s 2026 BRICS chairship. Ethiopia used its participation to press for a stronger role for developing countries in international financial decision-making, according to an official Ethiopian report published on August 13.
The intervention places institutional representation at the centre of Ethiopia’s engagement with BRICS finance officials. The available source report did not specify new funding commitments or policy agreements arising from the meeting.



