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Indonesia admitted to BRICS bloc of developing nations
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....ndonesia admitted to BRICS bloc of developing nations <br>PTI News<br>Dated:- 7-1-2025<br>PTI<BR>Sao Paulo, Jan 7 (AP) Indonesia has been admitted as a full member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the group's presiding country, Brazil, has announced. Indonesia's candidacy was endorsed by BRICS leaders in August 2023, according to the foreign ministry of Brazil, which holds the group's p....
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....residency for 2025. However, the world's fourth most populous nation opted to formally join the bloc only after the formation of its newly elected government last year. “The Brazilian government welcomes Indonesia's entry into the BRICS,” the government said in a statement Monday. “With the largest population and economy in Southeast Asia, Indonesia shares with other members a commitment to....
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.... reforming global governance institutions and contributes positively to deepening South-South cooperation.” Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement Tuesday said that it reflects Indonesia's increasingly active role in global issues, and its commitment to strengthening multilateral cooperation. “Indonesia views its membership in BRICS as a strategic step to increase collaborati....
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....on and cooperation with other developing countries, based on the principles of equality, mutual respect, and sustainable development,” said the statement. BRICS was formed by Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009, and South Africa was added in 2010. Last year, the alliance expanded to embrace Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia has been invited to join but has not....
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.... yet done so. China, the world's second largest economy, “warmly welcomes and congratulates Indonesia” on joining the bloc, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said. He described Indonesia as a “major developing country and an important force in the Global South” that will “make a positive contribution to the development of the BRICS mechanism.” Turkey, Azerbaijan and Malay....
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....sia have formally applied to become members and a few others have expressed interest. The organization was created as a counterweight to the Group of Seven, comprised of developed nations. Its name derives from an economic term used in the early 2000s to describe rising countries expected to dominate the global economy by 2050. Before Indonesia's membership, the bloc accounted for nearly 45% of ....
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....the world's population and 35% of global gross domestic product, measured using purchasing power parity. (AP) ZH ZH<BR> News - Press release - PIB....