BRIC countries, because it quoted the English initials of Brazil, Russian, Indian, China and South Africa. Because the word is similar to the English word Brick, it is called "bricks".
BRICS countries account for 26.46% of the world's total territory and 4 1.93% of the world's total population. It is estimated that in 20021year, the total economic output of the five countries will account for about 25.24% of the world, and the total trade volume will account for about 17.9% of the world. In 2022, the voting rights of the five countries in the World Bank were 14.06%, and their total share in the International Monetary Fund was 14. 15%.
200 1 Jim o' neill, chief economist of Goldman Sachs, first put forward the concept of BRIC countries, especially global emerging markets. In 2006, the foreign ministers of Brazil, Russian Federation, Indian and China held their first meeting during the UN General Assembly, which opened the prelude to BRICS cooperation.
The founding purpose and organizational structure of BRICS countries
The BRICS countries adhere to the principles of openness and transparency, solidarity and mutual assistance, deepening cooperation and seeking development, and the BRICS spirit of "openness, tolerance, cooperation and win-win", and are committed to building a closer, more comprehensive and stronger partnership.
Since the establishment of the BRICS cooperation mechanism, the foundation of cooperation has become increasingly solid and the fields have gradually expanded. It has formed a multi-level structure of pragmatic cooperation in dozens of fields, such as economy, trade, finance, science and technology, agriculture, culture, education, health, think tanks and friendship cities, led by leaders' meetings and supported by ministerial meetings such as the meeting of senior representatives on security affairs and the meeting of foreign ministers.
The influence of BRICS cooperation has gone beyond the five countries and become a constructive force to promote world economic growth, improve global governance and promote the democratization of international relations.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-BRICS countries