Twenty Two Nations Apply for BRICS Membership, South Africa Says.

(Bloomberg) -- Twenty two nations have formally applied to become members of the BRICS economic bloc, a South African diplomat said. An equal number have also informally sought to join the organization that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, Anil Sooklal, the bloc's ambassador from South Africa, told reporters on Thursday in Johannesburg. [Extracted from the article]