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View all search resultsIn 2023, Indonesia exported US$1.5 billion worth of goods to Mercosur countries, ranging from coconut and crude palm oil to vehicle parts, while imports from the bloc reached $6.2 billion, dominated by oil cake, sugarcane and wheat.
At a joint press conference on Wednesday in Brasilia, presidents Prabowo and Lula shared glowing views on bolstering their two countries' cooperation across various sectors, in particular agriculture, energy and defense.
The Trump administration does not intend to immediately impose an additional 10% tariff against BRICS nations, as threatened, but will proceed if individual countries take policies his administration deems "anti-American," according to a source familiar with the matter.
With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major economies hamstrung by divisions and the disruptive "America First" approach of US President Donald Trump, expansion of the BRICS has opened new space for diplomatic coordination.
The joint statement by the group's finance ministers marks the first time the BRICS countries haveagreed on a unified position on the proposed reforms. They agreed to back the shared proposal at an IMF review meeting coming up in December, which will discuss changes to a quota system that defines contributions and voting rights.
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