New Delhi, May 8 -- India on Friday convened the first BRICS SME Working Group Meeting under its 2026 BRICS Chairship, focusing on improving access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across BRICS economies.

According to the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, as Chair of BRICS in 2026, India has initiated a renewed agenda for MSME cooperation under the BRICS Partnership on the New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR), with the Ministry of MSME set to convene three SME Working Group Meetings and the inaugural BRICS MSME Forum during its Chairship.

The first SME Working Group Meeting was held virtually on April 24, 2026, with discussions centred on "Access to Finance for MSMEs".

The discussions among BRICS m...