BRICS Hit By Trump: Indonesia Relaxed, Focused On Expanding Market! This Is What Coordinating Minister Airlangga Said

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BRICS Hit By Trump: Indonesia Relaxed, Focused On Expanding Market! This Is What Coordinating Minister Airlangga Said

Thursday, 10 Jul 2025

The countries that are members of BRICS will be subject to an additional 10 percent tariff by the President of the United States (US) Donald Trump.

This is as conveyed by Donald Trump on the social media Truth Social on Sunday (6/7).

This statement was conveyed by Trump along with the 17th BRICS summit which is being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

"Any country that aligns with the anti-American BRICS policy will be subject to an additional 10 percent tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy. Thank you for your attention to this issue," said Donald Trump, quoted Monday (7/7).

Amid the threat, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto who accompanied President Prabowo Subianto at the BRICS Summit revealed a number of strategic agreements contained in the Leaders' Declaration.

The four results of the agreement, said Airlangga, focus on strengthening multilateralism, global peace, economic cooperation, and sustainable development.

"The outcomes of the meeting earlier, one of which was the leader declaration and in the leader declaration there were several points related to strengthening multilateralism and reform of global governance," said Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto in an online press conference, Monday (7/7).

Furthermore, the results of the second agreement focused on strengthening international peace and stability, as well as deepening cooperation in the fields of economics, trade, and finance.

For Indonesia, this agenda is very important in expanding market access for national products and creating economic resilience amidst global turmoil.

"Well, this second point is important for Indonesia in the midst of uncertainty, we have BRICS which is expected to also be able to absorb the market for Indonesian products," explained Airlangga.

In addition, in the third agreement, Airlangga said that BRICS also agreed on the issues of climate change and sustainable development that is fair and inclusive.

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