BRICS

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Across
  1. 2. The BRICS member country that declined its invitation in 2023
  2. 3. The term for reducing reliance on the US dollar in global trade
  3. 5. The Middle Eastern country, a major oil producer, that joined BRICS in recent expansion
  4. 8. The BRICS institution modeled after the World Bank
  5. 10. The current BRICS member with the largest land area
  6. 12. The original BRICS member located in South America
  7. 13. The name for the group of industrialized Western economies contrasted with BRICS
  8. 15. The country that first convened a BRIC summit
  9. 16. The Asian country that joined BRICS in the latest expansion
  10. 17. The continent with two new BRICS members (Egypt, Ethiopia)
  11. 18. The current total number of full BRICS members
Down
  1. 1. The reserve fund for currency crises among BRICS nations
  2. 4. The official category for countries participating in BRICS summits but not full members
  3. 6. The original four BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India, and ____
  4. 7. The international currency BRICS seeks to rely on less
  5. 9. The year BRICS was officially founded
  6. 11. The country that joined BRICS after the original four, making it BRICS
  7. 14. The annual gathering where BRICS sets its priorities