The Bricks Report:A Study of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa with Special Focus on Synergies and Complementarities

In the past few decades, some large economies such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) have acquired a vital role in the world economy as producers of goods and services, receivers of capital, and as potential consumer markets. The BRICS economies have been identified as some of the fastest growing countries and the engines of the global recovery process, which underscores the changed role of these economies.