▲ 121 ▼ The International Community (lemmygrad.ml) submitted 2 years ago by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/worldnews@lemmygrad.ml 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) OOTL, what did they do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Trudge@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Goldman Sachs named BRICS. It was originally meant to be a "hottest place to invest" thing for investors. That's why South Africa is in the original group, when it honestly doesn't match the other 4 in size or influence. They were probably going to come together anyways, but South Africa being part of the original 5 is due to Goldman Sachs imo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) SA has a good amount of natural resources even if their population and economy is smaller. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WayeeCool@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago They also are at a geographical point for global south trade that will see their importance grow. Same geography is why they end up as a fiber optic hub for projects like the BRICS Cable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Trudge@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Goldman Sachs named BRICS. It was originally meant to be a "hottest place to invest" thing for investors. That's why South Africa is in the original group, when it honestly doesn't match the other 4 in size or influence. They were probably going to come together anyways, but South Africa being part of the original 5 is due to Goldman Sachs imo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) SA has a good amount of natural resources even if their population and economy is smaller. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WayeeCool@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago They also are at a geographical point for global south trade that will see their importance grow. Same geography is why they end up as a fiber optic hub for projects like the BRICS Cable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) SA has a good amount of natural resources even if their population and economy is smaller. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WayeeCool@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago They also are at a geographical point for global south trade that will see their importance grow. Same geography is why they end up as a fiber optic hub for projects like the BRICS Cable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WayeeCool@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago They also are at a geographical point for global south trade that will see their importance grow. Same geography is why they end up as a fiber optic hub for projects like the BRICS Cable. permalink fedilink source parent
