BRICs

British

/ brɪks /

acronym

Brazil, Russia, India, and China: seen collectively as the most important emerging economies with large potential markets

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"However, Riyadh is not exclusively focused on BRICs and is looking at G20 and other forums as key for Saudi Arabia’s strategy of increasing its geopolitical influence."

From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2023

França noted Brazil and Russia are partners in the BRICs group of major emerging economies that also includes India, China and South Africa.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2022

These setbacks seemed to vindicate the curmudgeonly sneer cited by Peter Tasker, of Arcus Investment, dismissing the BRICs as a “Bloody Ridiculous Investment Concept”.

From Economist ● Jun. 8, 2017

Of the BRICs, India has the lowest prices for smartphones.

From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 6, 2014

So for now, forget the BRICs; take a look at the PINEs.

From Time ● Mar. 13, 2014

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