Despite the threat of a trade war with the U.S., economists and analysts tell CNBC that this will not stop BRICS from ...

Brazil takes the helm at a moment when diplomatic pragmatism should take precedence over some of the bloc’s more polarizing ...

Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country.” ...

"BRICS countries are holders of dollar reserves. But we do have to diversify the options so that economic actors can decide and have the possibility of making more transactions." The bloc has ...

With Indonesia's membership, BRICS now has brighter prospects for strategic expansion in the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Countries) region, one of the largest trading and economic ...

It has since grown to include other countries such as Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. The BRICS group recognised 13 nations, including Malaysia, as partner countries last October.

Yet, for me, personally, the most important takeaway from the Summit was South-East Asia formally applying to become partner countries of the BRICS. Four countries from the region – Malaysia, ...