Xi: Step up investment in emerging economies

Rising protectionism, anti-globalism big challenges to world's well-being

Business leaders in the BRICS bloc should promote confidence and contribute to global growth through stepped up investment in emerging economies, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.

The economies of the five BRICS countries - whose leaders met over the weekend in India - have slowed given the deep adjustments and challenges in the world economy, Xi noted in a meeting with business executives.