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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Appeared in the March 12, 2026, print edition as 'The Brics Bloc Is a House of Cards'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The current war accentuates rifts within Brics that have long been apparent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Brics nations are expanding facilities for yuan and ruble settlement.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

The back and fourth comes as Lula hosted representatives from China, Russia and other nations at a Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

They co-operate multilaterally, from Brics, the alliance of major developing countries, to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

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