On January 23, 2025, BISR analysts participated in the first meeting of the Consortium of Economic Analytical Centers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) via videoconference.
The event was chaired by the Institute of International Economics and Finance of the All-Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, and was also attended by a representative of the SCO Secretariat.
BISR became a Permanent member of the Consortium of SCO Economic Analytical Centers in accordance with the Decision of the 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the SCO Member States ( Islamabad, 16.10.2024).
The meeting participants discussed further steps to approve and publish the 2024 Consortium report, agreed on its topic and schedule for the current year, and discussed other organizational and technical issues of ongoing cooperation.