10+ MEMBERS
37% GLOBAL GDP (PPP) · 45% WORLD POPULATION
BRICS is China's vehicle for building a parallel world order. Each new member is a defection from the US-led system. The expansion to Gulf states (Saudi Arabia, UAE) and Africa (Ethiopia, Egypt) represents a critical phase — oil-backed yuan settlement, dollar displacement, and a G7 veto on BRICS decisions becoming impossible.
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💱 BRICS FINANCIAL WEAPONS
SWIFT BYPASS
- 2015NDB (New Dev Bank) — $33B in loans, BRI-aligned. Competes with World Bank
- 2021mBridge (Multi-CBDC) — China-led digital currency bridge bypassing SWIFT. 26 countries piloting
- 2023BRICS Pay announced — cross-border retail payment system, no USD, no SWIFT required
- 2023Oil in yuan — Saudi Aramco settles first cargo in Digital Yuan via mBridge. Petrodollar cracks
- 2024BRICS currency basket tabled — gold + commodity backed. IMF calls it "premature". China pushes hard
- 2024De-dollarisation: BRICS trade in non-USD currencies rises to 54% — up from 26% in 2019
- 2025BRICS share of global trade settlements: 18% — targeting 30% by 2030
- 2026Gold-backed BRICS bond pilot proposed — would attract sovereign wealth funds from Gulf, Africa