BRICS was created as a response to a decree that gave emerging powers too little say. The rules-based order is still the dominant structure, but more countries are now exploring how to change it. BRICS is a forum for countries in the Global South to express their opinions without committing to a single vision."

BRICS was created as a response to a decree that gave emerging powers too little say. The rules-based order is still the dominant structure, but more countries are now exploring how to change it. BRICS is a forum for countries in the Global South to express their opinions without committing to a single vision."

Pakistani-British economist Masoud Ahmed (pictured) spoke about the strength of BRICS on the sidelines of a Cairo forum organized by the Egyptian Center for Economic Research.