Brics Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 22-24, 2023

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 22: A cleaner prepares the stage next to national flags of current BRICS members displayed before the announcement that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia will be joining the group during a press conference on the closing day of the BRICS summit at the Sandton Convention Center in the Sandton district of Johannesburg on August 24, 2023 in the Sandton district of Johannesburg, South Africa. The BRICS summit, held in South Africa between 22-24 August 2023. The BRICS group of major emerging economies is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The 15th BRICS Summit, an international relations conference, is being held in South Africa between August 22-24 2023 with the leaders expected to discuss the expansion of the BRICS group and a BRICS currency. It is the first in-person summit of the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - since the Covid-19 pandemic. Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the meetings in person due to the ICC, International Criminal Court issued warrant for alleged war crimes. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)