The BRICS countries are home to around half of the world’s population and the bulk of unexploited economic potential. If the international community fails to confront its most serious challenges – from the need for a sound global economic architecture to addressing climate change – they are the ones that will pay the highest price.
世界需要金砖国家的不是新的开发银行，而是对当今重大问题的更大的领导力。金砖国家拥有世界近一半人口和大部分未开发经济潜力。如果国际社会不能应对最严重的挑战——从扎实的全球经济结构到解决气候变化问题——那么这五个国家将是为此付出代价最高的国家。