Malaysia is planning to join BRICS, PM says
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the Southeast Asian nation will join the BRICS economic bloc, becoming the latest country to take part in an expanding group seen challenging the western-led global order.
“We have indicated as a policy that we are” joining, Anwar said in an interview with the Chinese news outlet Guancha aired ahead of a scheduled visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang to Malaysia. “We have made a decision. We are placing the formal procedures soon.”
The BRICS group of emerging-market nations — the acronym stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — doubled in size at the start of 2024. The bloc is pairing some of the planet’s largest energy producers with some of the biggest consumers among developing countries, potentially enhancing the group’s economic clout in a US-dominated world.
Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Egypt accepted invitations to join starting on January 1. Argentina was invited as well, but President Javier Milei, who took office on December 10, decided against joining. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said last month that his country expects to join the BRICS during its summit in October.
Anwar’s comments come as China seeks to deepen ties with smaller nations like Malaysia that have asserted its neutrality in the increasingly intense US-China competition.
Li and Anwar will witness the signing of several memorandum of understanding and agreements including on digital economy, green development, and the export of agriculture-related commodities to China, according to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry.
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