South Africa is going to host the 10th summit of the BRICS bloc, which groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The BRICS Leaders’ Summit is convened annually with discussions representing spheres of political and socio-economic coordination, in which member countries have identified several business opportunities, economic complementarities, and areas of cooperation.
The Chairship of the forum is rotated annually among the members, in accordance with the acronym B-R-I-C-S. Over and above the summit, BRICS cooperation in the past decade has expanded to include an annual programme of over 100 sectoral meetings. Cooperation among members is predicated on three levels or “tracks” of interaction, namely:
Track I: Formal diplomatic engagement between the national governments
Track II: Engagement through government-affiliated institutions, e.g. state-owned enterprises and business councils
Track III: Civil society and “people-to-people” engagement.
Website: http://www.brics2018.org.za/en
Events for South Africa's 2018 BRICS Chairship: http://www.brics2018.org.za/sites/default/files/Documents/Calendar.pdf
