... Sumitomo, South Korea's Posco and the two major American steel producers, Nucor and U.S. Steel.
The two major American producers generated $37.4 billion (27 billion Euros) in revenue from steel during the first 10 months of 2013. Other BRICS, Brazil, China and India, each generated roughly half that amount. Draw your own conclusions, regardless whether they are driven by emotions or realpolitik;)
Reminder: once again, if you find more current, or more accurate statistics, feel free to post them (or a link) ...
... its own data to wit that outside the “developed western markets” developing economies in general overwhelmingly trust the BRICS to the extent (on the average of a 60 percent approval rating) that they would invest in or buy a company in Brazil, Russia, India or China.
Another incongruous area that raises credibility questions is that the Barometer increased Argentina’s trust rating by a whopping 10%, one of this biggest gains posted in the study. Yet Argentina’s government has been called out twice ...
... world according to legitimate aspirations of their peoples” and “…share the principle that the use of force should be avoided”.
During the March 17, 2011 vote on Resolution 1973, which opened the way for NATO to bomb Libya, Brazil, India, Russia and China abstained, while South Africa supported it.
The three initial summits centered on coordinating economic policies, whereas the fourth meeting, on March 28-29, 2012 in Delhi, was devoted to the theme "BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, ...
