Anwar calls on BRICS to tackle unfair trade and boost sustainable finance
At the 18th BRICS Summit, Anwar urged the bloc to act against inequitable trade practices and expand cooperation in emerging technologies.
During the 18th BRICS Summit, Anwar emphasized that the grouping’s large combined markets create significant opportunities for trade diversification and reduced reliance on Western economies. He called for joint action to dismantle unfair trade practices and to broaden technical cooperation, especially in semiconductors and AI. Anwar warned that developing-country financing must be fit for purpose, cautioning governments against choosing between debt repayment and essential services.
He pointed to the role of commercial capital, the New Development Bank, local-currency settlement systems, and Islamic capital markets in supporting sustainable growth. Additionally, he urged recognition of varied pathways in the green transition and linked economic prosperity to geopolitical stability, citing the West Asia conflict’s ripple effects on energy prices and inflation.
Why it matters
The speech signals a push for coordinated reforms that could reshape global trade rules and financing for emerging economies.
How the sides frame it
MODERATE AGREEMENTCenter coverage highlights Anwar’s call for fairer trade practices and sustainable financing for developing countries, while right-leaning coverage stresses the geoeconomic benefits of BRICS, strategic autonomy and political stances against occupation and colonialism.
CENTER
Centrist coverage frames the story as a plea for dismantling unfair trade, improving sustainable finance and protecting developing nations from debt-service dilemmas.
RIGHT
Right-leaning coverage frames the story as an argument for BRICS-driven economic independence, stable energy and maritime routes, and a political rejection of occupation and colonialism.
The right emphasises
- highlights BRICS’s market size as a source of geoeconomic advantage
- links inclusive growth to stable energy prices and secure maritime routes amid global conflicts
- urges BRICS to reject occupation, colonialism and "settler terrorism"
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