BRICS

BRICS is the acronym coined to associate five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The BRICS members are known for their significant influence on regional... Wikipedia

• Abbreviation:  BRICS
• Named after:  Member states' initials
• Predecessor:  BRIC
• Founder:  UNGA 61st session, Celso Amorim, Sergey Lavrov, Pranab Mukherjee, Li Zhaoxing, Vladimir Putin 1st BRIC summit, Lula da Silva, Dmitry Medvedev, Manmohan Singh, Hu Jintao
• Founded at:  UN HQ, NYC (UNGA 61st session), Yekaterinburg (1st BRIC summit)
• Type:  Intergovernmental organization
• Purpose:  Political
• Headquarters:  BRICS Tower
• Fields:  International politics
• Membership (2021):  5
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo