What is BRICS?
The 2001 investment label, the 2009 forum, and what the grouping is not.
Index
Definition articles
Six explainers. The first four are the core path; the last two add institutions and energy geography.
Membership evolution
Original five, 2024 expansion, later joiners, and statuses that remain unsettled.
New Development Bank
Fortaleza 2014, Shanghai headquarters, local-currency lending as stated policy.
De-dollarization, framed
Settlement experiments versus a common currency. Uncertainty stays labeled.
Summits and institutions
Rotating chair, joint statements, and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement.
Energy and routes
Producers, consumers, chokepoints, and inbound links to the conflict hub.