Bangladesh joining BRICS. What now?
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As the BRICS looks to expand and Bangladesh hopes to join it in August, analysts have started weighing the gains from being part of the bloc that aims to create a new global order to counter the dominance of US and its currency dollar. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said in Geneva that Bangladesh is likely to become a member of the BRICS in August this year. After a meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, Momen said the BRICS Bank had invited Bangladesh as a guest, adding that in the future it would invite Bangl
    • Krause [he/him]English
      61·
      1 year ago

      Why is this downvoted?

      It is imperative to keep pretending that BRICS expansion is just a nothing-burger and de-dollarization isn’t happening, otherwise some people’s entire worldview crumbles.

    • ActuallyASeal@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      No idea. I can see not up voting it. I think it’s a bit of a non-story. Country looks to maybe join a group containing it’s some of it large trading partners. This group might or might not do something on the future. Only interesting bit is it’s the BRICS.

      But a down vote just feels unnecessary. The story is factual. The source is fine. It might be relevant to someone.

      • SmokeInFog@midwest.socialEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I forgot that federation means vote counts can be different for different instances. On mine it was sitting at -2 when I posted my comment

  • BloopsEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen announced that Bangladesh, along with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia, has been invited to join BRICS. These countries are expected to join the group in August during a summit in South Africa.

    I was wondering when they’d finally decide whether or not to admit all these countries I had been hearing about. August will be quite exciting. 👀

  • Raphael@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    1 year ago

    Empires usually only last about 200 years, the USA is already 150 years old or so.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      I imagine advances in communication and transportation technologies play a factor as well, we see things develop at a much faster rate today than they have in the past.