A BRICS partner country does not constitute a full membership.

The four Southeast Asian countries are among 13 new partner countries of BRICS, and are not full members of the group. Analysts say they are likely seeking to diversify trade and foreign relations.

Thirteen nations, including Nigeria, have joined BRICS as partner countries. The announcement was made during the BRICS summit, held in Kazan, Russia, from October 22 to 24, 2024. The thirteen countries which joined as partner countries are Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam, as confirmed on Thursday […]

JAKARTA: Indonesia has expressed its desire to join the BRICS group of major emerging economies, which accounts for 35 per cent of global economic output, as a means to strengthen emerging count

(Bloomberg) — Indonesia has started the process of becoming part of the BRICS in a sign of growing influence for the group that’s positioned itself as an alternative to the US-led global order.

PUTRAJAYA: The selection of Malaysia as a BRICS partner country opens up opportunities to increase trade and bilateral relations with countries in the...