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Decades of trade protocols have been violated by tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.
Trade wars and how to boost trade in Africa and South African exports will be high on the agenda.
Volume of trade between Iran and Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa reached just over $29 billion.
But a drop in investments in the second half of the year could lead to an overal 6.6 per cent 2018 annual growth.
Moscow has raised its duties from 25 to 40 per cent on some US imports.
China says the US tariffs will hinder global economic growth and come back to bite the US producer and consumer.
World markets, particularly among emerging economies, are increasingly jittery as currencies suffer trade war fears.
The Shanghai expo is a precursor to the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in November.
The new route connects the city of Huaihua in Hunan Province in central China to the Belarus capital Minsk.
The Kigali meet examined some of the key trends in the region, including enhanced means of financial transactions.
