It’s Time to Take the BRICS More Seriously

The BRICS group has existed since 2009 and has done little to distinguish itself in 15 years. They created a mid-sized development bank, but other than that, the bloc’s accomplishments have been rather modest.

That’s now starting to change as the BRICS doubled in size to ten members, with around thirty other countries now on the waiting list.

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by Eric Olander

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