Egypt has officially applied to join BRICS, as announced on June 14 by ... For more information about figures and the possible expansion of the association, see the TASS infographic.

The Brics–Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa–invited six nations to become new members of the economic group from 2024. The WSJ analyzes the significance of the expansion ...

South Africa and Russia have backed the expansion. India was initially hesitant because it was concerned that a bigger BRICS would transform the group into a mouthpiece for China, while Brazil was ...

The inclusion of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Ethiopia and Iran in the 16th BRICS Summit in Russia last week formally marked the group’s expansion. BRICS started in 2009 as a forum for ...

Thailand sees BRICS as an important interstate association, the expansion of which will lead to changes to the world geopolitics and economy, Thai political scientist Jiraporn Ruampongpattana has ...

This trend toward diversity was reinforced by the expansion of the BRICS group at last year's summit in South Africa. The members who gave the group its name in the form of their initial letters ...

Intra-BRICS investment, however, remains subdued, representing a share of less than 5% of their combined inward FDI stock in 2020. The expansion of BRICS is among the key topics at the annual ...

crated in 2014 by BRICS. The final decisions on new members rests on the leaders of the group of five, based on expansion criteria, which should have been agreed in previous meetings. Officials ...

Astana has emphasized its commitment to strengthening its role as a close partner of BRICS while also stating that it will not seek membership. While it may not yet be a powerful alliance ...