The latter is constrained by the insufficient development of the appropriate financial infrastructure that impedes trading partners to make transactions in BRICS national currencies efficiently.

• What are the main opportunities for BRICS countries to extend the role of national currencies in international trade?
  
• What are the main risks for national financial sectors in BRICS countries while increasing the volume of settlements in national currencies?
  
• What are the main challenges in pursuit of widening the use of BRICS national currencies in international settlements?
  

• What are the main challenges in developing the effective and feasible payment infrastructure for BRICS?
  
  

Moderator
Anna Nesterova, Chairperson of the BRICS WBA, Founder of the Palekh Watch Watchmaking Manufactury

Speakers
Thandi Bulayi, Founder and Managing Director of Azania Data (Pty) Ltd
Yomna Elsheridy, President of the 21 Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Egypt
Zandile Denga, Vice President of Africa Grain & Seed Association and
Co-Founder, and Executive Director of Africa Women's Bank (Private) Limited
Daniela Marques, Chairwoman and Partnership Head at Legend Capital