The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), which are all members of the G-20, now account for 43% of the world’s population and 18% its economy. Their share of “international responsibility” was revealed at the recent summit: contributions to the IMF of $43 billion by China, $10 billion by Brazil, Russia, and India, and $2 billion by South Africa.
如今已经是G20成员的金砖五国（巴西、俄罗斯、印度，中国和南非）占据了全世界人口的43%以及经济总量的18%。它们对“国际责任”的分担也在本次峰会上昭示天下：中国向国际货币基金组织捐助430亿美元，巴西，俄罗斯和印度三国各100亿，南非20亿，而作为主办国的墨西哥也承诺提供100亿美元。