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Expansion of BRICS: what are the potential consequences for the global economy?
[Élargissement des BRICS : quelles conséquences potentielles pour l’économie mondiale ?]

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  • Amandine Afota
  • Valentin Burban
  • Pavel Diev
  • Fabio Grieco
  • Théo Iberrakene
  • Karine Ishii
  • Margarita Lopez Forero
  • Quentin Paul
  • Frank Sammeth
  • Cécile Valadier

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On 1 January 2024, the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) was expanded to include five new countries. This represents a new phase in the bloc’s development and gives it greater economic and demographic weight. However, the heterogeneity of its members and low trade integration between them limit the group’s ability to influence world trade and the international monetary system. At this stage, the expansion mainly serves to underline the alliance’s attractiveness for emerging and developing countries, which see it as a forum for expression for the “Global South”, and helps to establish the enlarged bloc (BRICS+) as a major force in global economic governance. Le 1er janvier 2024, le groupe des BRICS (Brésil, Russie, Inde, Chine et Afrique du Sud) s’est élargi à cinq nouveaux pays. Il s’agit d’une nouvelle étape dans le développement de cette entité. Cet élargissement conforte le poids économique et démographique des BRICS. Toutefois, l’hétérogénéité des pays membres ainsi que la faible intégration commerciale au sein du groupe limitent la capacité de ce dernier à influencer le fonctionnement des échanges mondiaux et le système monétaire international. À ce stade, cet élargissement permet donc surtout de souligner l’attrait de cette enceinte pour les pays émergents et en développement, qui y voient un forum d’expression de la voix du « Sud global », et contribue à positionner l’ensemble élargi, les BRICS+, comme un acteur important de la gouvernance économique mondiale.

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  • Amandine Afota & Valentin Burban & Pavel Diev & Fabio Grieco & Théo Iberrakene & Karine Ishii & Margarita Lopez Forero & Quentin Paul & Frank Sammeth & Cécile Valadier, 2024. "Expansion of BRICS: what are the potential consequences for the global economy? [Élargissement des BRICS : quelles conséquences potentielles pour l’économie mondiale ?]," Bulletin de la Banque de France, Banque de France, issue 250.
  • Handle: RePEc:bfr:bullbf:2024:250:02
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