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HARARE, July 29 (Xinhua) — Zimbabwe has applied to join the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Thank you for reading this post, don’t forget to subscribe!
The country has submitted a request to join the NDB and expects to have the support of Russia, Mnangagwa was quoted as saying by the state-run Herald newspaper Friday. He made the remarks during a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Zimbabwean president is among various African leaders attending the second Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum that closed Friday. The forum was held ahead of the 15th BRICS summit that will be held in South Africa in late August.