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iBRICS Summit to Connect $1 Trillion With BRICS Projects
The iBRICS Summit is a meeting for big investors and government finance officials.
It will happen in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, 2026.
More than 500 people are expected to attend.
The investors together manage more than $1 trillion.
They want to find useful projects to fund in areas such as energy, infrastructure and digital technology.
The meeting will take place alongside the larger BRICS leaders’ summit.
Participants will discuss ways to move money between countries more easily.
They may also explore connecting payment systems such as India’s UPI and Brazil’s Pix.
More than 500 institutional investors, finance ministers, pension funds and business leaders are expected at the inaugural iBRICS Summit 2026.
The two-day event will be held September 12–13 in New Delhi alongside the 18th BRICS Summit.
The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute says participants collectively manage more than $1 trillion in assets.
Discussions will focus on infrastructure, energy and digital-capacity projects across BRICS member states and partner nations.
Participants are expected to examine non-dollar settlement corridors, fast-payment network links and central bank digital currency interoperability.
- Who
- More than 500 institutional investors, pension funds, family offices, finance ministers and business leaders, convened by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute.
- What
- The inaugural iBRICS Summit 2026 will connect sovereign capital with infrastructure, energy and digital-capacity projects and discuss financial cooperation.
- Where
- The Oberoi in New Delhi, India, alongside the 18th BRICS Summit.
- When
- September 12–13, 2026.
- Why
- Organisers say BRICS economies need new investment and payment channels amid shifting trade patterns, US tariff pressures, sanctions and high dollar-clearing costs.
Key facts
- Event
- Inaugural iBRICS Summit 2026
- Dates
- September 12–13, 2026
- Location
- The Oberoi, New Delhi
- Expected participation
- More than 500 investors, officials and business leaders
- Assets represented
- More than $1 trillion
- Focus sectors
- Infrastructure, energy and digital capacity
- Payment topics
- India’s Unified Payments Interface, Brazil’s Pix and central bank digital currency interoperability
Quotes
Lakshmi Narayanan
Chairman of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute and lead co-chair of iBRICS
“With tariffs and sanctions stressing traditional corridors, funds and ministries need direct access to allocate capital differently. We are providing that dedicated venue alongside the Leaders’ Summit.”
CNBC TV 18
thehansindia.com
“The missing link has been matching that capital directly with bankable projects. September 12 is where project owners and global allocators sit down to make that match.”
thehansindia.com
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