February 17, 2010 Center for Research on General Problems of the Modern East (CIOPSV) The Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences held a seminar on "BRIC Countries: 30 years later". Employees of the Center and other departments of the Institute of Information Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, leading experts from the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of the Far East of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Faculty of Economics of the MAI took part in its work. Three main reports were devoted to the development problems of foreign BRIC countries-Brazil, China, and India. Presentations were made by V. M. Davydov, Director of the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Deputy Director of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Director of the Institute for Far Eastern studies S. G. Luzyanin and head. T. L. Shaumyan, Center for Indian Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The BRIC countries-Brazil, Russia, India, and China-are playing an increasing role in the global economy. The abbreviation BRIC was introduced by specialists of the American financial company Goldmansax in 2001 in order to designate the group of the largest and most dynamically developing countries and reflect the new phenomenon of the "zero" years-the increasing role of emerging market countries, and above all the BRIC four, in the world economy. Even after the term was used as a tool for analyzing new phenomena in the global economy, trends towards the development of economic and political cooperation between countries in the BRIC format increased (bilateral cooperation between countries and groups of BRIC countries developed earlier: Russia - India, Russia - China, Russia - Brazil, China-Brazil). Brazil, etc.). In June 2009, a summit of BRIC leaders was held. The second summit of the BRIC countries with the participation of their leaders was held on April ... Read more