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Consumption contributed nearly 60 per cent of growth.
Why has a detente formed between Qatar and Russia, two erstwhile adversaries?
BRICS members, China, India and Russia are the three largest shareholders.
The Banco Central do Brasil (BACEN) has revised downward its growth forecasts for 2016 and 2017.
Bilateral ties including energy and "the situation in the Middle-East" will be discussed during Al-Thani's visit.
Earlier this week, South Korean forces fired shots towards what Yonhap News Agency said was a suspected North Korean drone.
In March, the Chinese government said it would open up its lunar exploration program to companies.
Russia said the contract will be fulfilled in three years.
Data adds to signs the economy is stabilizing, not slumping as its falling currency and plunging stock market seem to suggest.
The BRICS Bank will also soon set up a hotline with the new China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
