The BRICS framework is being positioned as a platform that can unlock significant opportunities for collaboration with the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the fund, special representative of the President of the Russian Federation, emphasized that the scale of BRICS creates space for new joint projects, the expansion of settlements in national currencies, the strengthening of technological partnerships, and the encouragement of mutual investments.

He highlighted that these initiatives will be central to discussions at the upcoming BRICS summit in New Delhi. RDIF has already committed more than 1.6 trillion rubles across more than one hundred projects with BRICS partners, and over fifty additional projects worth more than 600 billion rubles are under review in sectors such as medicine, energy, infrastructure, agriculture, and advanced technology including artificial intelligence and data centers.

The summit will also feature the participation of President Vladimir Putin, underscoring the strategic importance of these developments. BRICS, originally formed in 2006 and expanded in 2011 to include South Africa, has continued to grow with new members since 2024, and India currently holds the chairmanship.

At the same time, Russian economic data revealed that marine pasture fish farming has become the only sector in the country where average salaries exceeded one million rubles in the first half of the year.

Employees in this industry, excluding small enterprises, earned an average of 1.05 million rubles per month. Other sectors showing strong median salary growth include securities management, reinsurance, investment fund management, risk insurance, and holding companies, with monthly earnings ranging from 514 thousand to 681 thousand rubles.

These figures reflect a broader trend of rising compensation in specialized financial and industrial segments, while also highlighting the unique profitability of marine aquaculture.