BRICS expands to 55% of world population by adding Nigeria, Africa's most populous country

BRICS added as a new partner Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, with the 6th-biggest population on Earth. BRICS+ now has 10 members and 9 partners, which make up 54.6% of the world population and 42.2% of global GDP (PPP). Ben Norton explains the importance of this expansion.

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Check out our related video on BRICS' plan to challenge US dollar domination by creating a multi-currency financial system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pHr5yzLEHA

Topics
0:00 BRICS expansion
0:58 BRICS' two main goals
1:52 De-dollarization
3:36 Map of BRICS membership
4:00 Indonesia joined BRICS
5:01 List of members & partners
5:37 BRICS is 54.6% of world population
6:57 Fastest growing countries by population
7:59 Africa's population growth
9:05 BRICS is 42.2% of global GDP (PPP)
9:47 Africa's biggest economies
11:37 Nigeria is Africa's top oil producer
12:05 BRICS+ & OPEC+
13:04 Shared economic interests
14:27 Outro