BRICS

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BRICS is a financial term used to refer to the combination of the countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The term is mainly used the financial world as a shorthand for key emerging market economies, and it is derived from the popular term BRIC.

Some organizations include South Korea and call it BRICKS, but it is not as commonly accepted as BRICS.

[edit] See also

• G8+5
• Newly industrialized countries
• Emerging markets
• BRIC
• BRIMC
• CEMENT

[edit] References

• UFRJ - (Portuguese)
• Goldman Sachs quotes the South Africa, in the page 11

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