BRICS added as a new partner Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, with the 6th-biggest population on Earth. BRICS+ now has 10 members and 9 partners, which make up 54.6% of the world population and 42.2% of global GDP (PPP). Ben Norton explains the importance of this expansion.

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Topics

0:00 BRICS expansion

0:58 BRICS' two main goals

1:52 De-dollarization

3:36 Map of BRICS membership

4:00 Indonesia joined BRICS

5:01 List of members & partners

5:37 BRICS is 54.6% of world population

6:57 Fastest growing countries by population

7:59 Africa's population growth

9:05 BRICS is 42.2% of global GDP (PPP)

9:47 Africa's biggest economies

11:37 Nigeria is Africa's top oil producer

12:05 BRICS+ & OPEC+

13:04 Shared economic interests

14:27 Outro