Representatives from ASEAN attends BRICS Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum in Moscow: The panel discussion sessions enhanced understanding and cohesion. (Photo: VNA)

With more than 200 delegates from 30 countries and territories, the Forum is a flagship event of the BRICS WBA and part of Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship.

The Forum offered platform for local chapters of the BRICS WBA, representatives from the business community, experts, and authorities to discuss trade and investment cooperation, access to digital technology, the development of creative industries, opportunities and challenges to promote women’s role in industry and a more inclusive economy within the expanded BRICS space.

Representatives from ASEAN attends BRICS Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum in Moscow: Forum is a flagship event of the BRICS WBA. (Photo: Courtesy)

The Forum hosted a “Made in BRICS” exhibition of goods made by women. A Unified Digital Platform for Women’s Entrepreneurship was launched during the Forum along with a Competition of Best Women’s Startups. The alliance platform serves as a shared information and communication tool for women entrepreneurs, and the competition will help find the best startup business models for scaling up with the best projects in BRICS.

Additionally, there were panel discussion sessions aimed not only at enhancing understanding and cohesion but also at introducing new business ideas and collaborations within the expanded BRICS space.

Representatives from ASEAN attends BRICS Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum in Moscow: Forum offered platform for local chapters of the BRICS WBA.

In an interview with reporters, Ms. Inga Legasova, Founder and CEO of the Russian company RemiLing said that although it is called the BRICS Women Entrepreneurs Forum, business is never restricted by gender. She also mentioned that the areas discussed at the forum were very diverse, ranging "from raw materials to the final processing sectors."

Representatives from ASEAN attends BRICS Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum in Moscow: Representatives from ASEAN countries of Indonesia, Laos, and Vietnam attended the BRICS Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum.

On June 3, at the Forum, a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony took place between representatives of Vietnamese, Laos, and Russian businesses within the framework of the BRICS Mobility project.

Representatives from ASEAN attends BRICS Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum in Moscow: a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony took place between representatives of Vietnamese, Laos, and Russian businesses.

Vietnam’s V-Exim Solutions company and RemiLing of Russia signed an agency agreement. In addition, the Institute of Research in Economics, Environment, and Data Science (IREEDS) of Vietnam and the Faculty of Economics, Finance, and Accounting under Russia’s Orel State University signed a cooperation agreement.

Representatives from ASEAN attends BRICS Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum in Moscow: Vietnam’s V-Exim Solutions company and RemiLing of Russia signed an agency agreement.

On June 4, during the discussion session "Friends of BRICS", representatives of Indonesia and Vietnam also spoke about areas with great potential for cooperation.

Representatives from ASEAN attends BRICS Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum in Moscow: Representatives from IREEDS and Faculty of Economics, Finance, and Accounting of Oryol State University.

Ha Thi Hanh, Deputy Director of the Institute of Research in Economics, Environment and Data Science (IREEDS) said that, in addition to business development, the parties also can cooperate in the fields of technology, design, culture, environment, or tourism to meet the needs of people in many countries.