Could BRICS break the dollar’s grip? The answer is coming into sharper focus, and it’s more complicated than either the optimists or skeptics predicted. Since our previous analysis, BRICS has made ...
Global Memos are briefs by the Council of Councils that gather opinions from global experts on major international developments. On July 6–7, Brazil hosted the seventeenth annual BRICS summit in Rio ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economic policy for the 21st century. The President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, takes part in the opening ...
The BRICS Unit is a gold-anchored digital trade currency designed for cross-border settlement. Its launch coincides with record public anxiety about dollar debasement, as shown in Google Trends data ...
On 8 September 2025, Brazil, holding the rotating BRICS presidency, convened an extraordinary virtual BRICS summit from Rio de Janeiro. While BRICS champions multipolarity, its ambitions are ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economic policy for the 21st century. In 2019, I was involved in a crypto project that aimed to provide a usable ...
A family photograph with BRICS Members during the 17th BRICS Summit at Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, July 6, 2025. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of India The BRICS countries (henceforth BRICS+) have ...