BRICS finds commerce consensus

Services deals and technology among ministers' major areas of agreement

Trade ministers of BRICS countries have reached eight major consensuses, including establishing stronger digital networks at ports to ease trade and approving a service trade cooperation road map to boost economic complementarities and diversification, China's commerce minister announced on Wednesday.

Zhong Shan, also chairman of the seventh meeting of trade ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in Shanghai, called on BRICS countries to work together to enhance intra-BRICS investment, and improve the capacity of services related to investment amid uncertainties in the global economic recovery. The ministers met on Tuesday and Wednesday.