Your Shortcut to... the BRICS summit in South Africa

Some powerful nations are holding a summit this week – and no, it’s
not the G20, the Quad or APEC… It’s called BRICS and it’s a
gathering of China, India, Russia, Brazil, and South Africa. If
there’s a fence going down the middle of global blocks, BRICS is on
the other side of it. So in this Squiz Shortcut we’re going to talk
about its history, what’s on the BRICS agenda, and why it might be
expanding. Squiz recommends: A great explainer from The Economist
on BRICS and the tensions within the group. If you’re more of a
watcher, Bloomberg TV has some short video explainers on BRICS.
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