The ‘Multiplier Effect’ of BRICS+

... all of the five BRICS members – represented by the BEAMS platforms consisting of BIMSTEC, Eurasian Economic Union, the ASEAN-China FTA, Mercosur and the South African Customs Union – leading to the addition of up to 25 members (the 5 times 5 geometric ... ... Council (GCC), ASEAN, SAARC, EAEU. Such an extended platform across all three continents of the Global South may be termed as TRIA ( Trilateral Intercontinental Alliance ) and it comprises nearly 125-130 developing economies (depending on the exact methodological ...