BRICS Invites 6 Countries to become New Members

The BRICS economic coalition of emerging markets has officially invited 6 other counties to join and become members.

South African President and current BRICS chair Cyril Ramaphosa said this on Thursday as he named the countries to join.

The BRICS alliance — which is composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa extended the invitations to Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Ramaphosa said in a speech published on X and added that the membership would take effect from Jan. 1, 2024.

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