The 2023 BRICS summit in South Africa has now finished, with the development highlight being the invitation extended by the current BRICS members – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – to invite a further six nations to join them. Invitations have been issued to Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. All had previously expressed a desire to join the bloc and had sent official applications to do so. These countries will likely take up their membership of BRICS and begin to actively participate within the coming six months. Full Story here