Much has been said about China and Brazil. The BRIC countries, as well as Korea, have been discussed at length. Is there an economic reason for removing other countries from the list? We are talking about 72 countries, including Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Botswana and Venezuela. Those are not countries like China. Why have 72 countries been removed? We are not just talking about China, Brazil, other BRIC countries and Korea. We are talking about 72 countries. Many of them are not as developed as China.
On May 9th, 2013. See this statement in context.