NEW DELHI – In 2001, when Jim O’Neill of Goldman Sachs coined the acronym BRIC to refer to Brazil, Russia, India, and China, the world had high hopes for the four emerging economies, whose combined GDP was expected to reach $128.4 trillion by 2050, dwarfing America’s projected GDP of $38.5 trillion. When the four countries’ leaders gather on March 26 in South Africa – which joined their ranks in 2010 – for the fifth BRICS summit, their progress and potential will be reassessed.
新德里—2001年，高盛的奥尼尔（Jim O’Neill）创造了“金砖四国”一词用以指代巴西、俄罗斯、印度和中国这四个世界寄予厚望的新兴经济体，到2050年，四国GDP总量预计将达128.4万亿美元，远远高于美国的预计GDP38.5万亿美元。3月26日，四国领导人将在南非——该国于2010年加入金砖四国行列——举行了第五届金砖国家峰会，届时，这些国家的进步和潜力将会得到重新评估。