The BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met on April 16, 2015, in Washington DC, United States. This meeting was part of a series of regular gatherings held by the finance ministers and central bank governors of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa).

These BRICS finance ministers’ meetings typically occur on the sidelines of larger international financial gatherings, such as G20 meetings or the regular meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. The April 16, 2015 meeting in Washington DC likely coincided with the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank, which are traditionally held in April in Washington DC.

While the there is no specific details about the discussions or outcomes of this particular BRICS meeting, these gatherings generally serve as a platform for the BRICS countries to coordinate their positions on global economic issues, discuss mutual cooperation, and address challenges facing emerging economies.

It’s worth noting that around the same time, there was also a G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Washington DC on April 16-17, 2015. This suggests that the BRICS finance ministers likely took advantage of their presence in Washington for the G20 meeting to hold their own separate BRICS meeting.