# EconoScope | BRICS keeps getting bigger, more influential

https://mins.news/en/item/57311

- China News Service, 2026-09-14 07:11 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-09-14/detail-ihfkanuz5381802.shtml

> Ethiopia once spent about $6 billion a year in foreign exchange on imported oil. Cooperation with Chinese companies, including electric buses, heavy trucks, oil-to-gas projects and technical training, is helping it use hydropower and pursue greener industrial growth. The article says BRICS is giving the Global South more concrete tools for cooperation, financing and a larger role in global governance.

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