BRICS reaching out to PEAKS: the next wave of expansion

... second wave of BRICS to the following emerging economies: East Asia: Indonesia as a G20 member and the largest economy in ASEAN South Asia: Pakistan as the second most significant economic power in South Asia after India Africa: Egypt as one of ... ... CIS space Middle East: Saudi Arabia as the leading economy in the Middle East The resulting grouping may be referred to as InPEAKS or more simply PEAKS can constitute a grouping that works closely with the core BRICS groups under the umbrella of ...