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BRICS set to invite Saudi Arabia to join - Bloomberg News

August 24, 2023 2:03 AM EDT

Delegates interact next to the logos of the BRICS summit during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Major emerging market nations are preparing to invite Saudi Arabia to join BRICS, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the talks.

Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) have agreed to expand their group, which would be the first expansion since 2010, the report said.

Egypt is another nation being invited to join, along with others in the Middle East, the report added.

(Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Potter)



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