Algeria Eager to Become BRICS Development Bank Shareholder

© AFP 2023 JACQUELYN MARTINAlgeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, speaks during the start of his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on March 30, 2022, at El-Mouradia Palace, the president's official residence in the capital Algiers
Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, speaks during the start of his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on March 30, 2022, at El-Mouradia Palace, the president's official residence in the capital Algiers - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 22.07.2023
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The political decision to create a bank within the BRICS was taken in 2013 at the Durban, South Africa summit. Its work was formalized by the first meeting of the Board of Governors on July 7, 2015, in Moscow.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has announced that his country has submitted an official application to become a shareholder in the BRICS New Development Bank.
According to Tebboune, Algiers' possible participation will amount to $1.5 billion.
Algerian fans unfurl a giant Algerian flag during their Group C first round 2010 World Cup football match on June 13, 2010 at Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 23.06.2023
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The Algerian leader made a state visit to Russia last June. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), he announced that his country would like to join the BRICS in the near future, in order to free its national economy "from a certain pressure."
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