2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg

Leaders' Session of BRICS Business Forum in Johannesburg

BRICS, deriving its name from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, sees itself as a counterweight to Western economic domination. The bloc represents 31.5% of the world's gross domestic product and 42% of the world's population.
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Sputnik Africa is live as the leaders of BRICS countries make their remarks at the Leaders' Session of BRICS Business Forum on the first day of the BRICS Summit. While Cyril Ramaphosa, Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping and Lula da Silva are present in persin, Russia's President Vladimir Putin is joining via videocall.