With these remarks, I like to conclude and wish my African colleagues success in their challenging road toward further economic integration in Africa. BIS Review 17/2007  3
Exports from BRICS to developed markets and investments into their respective economies have declined, while the collective contribution to global growth has fallen from a peak of nearly 50 per cent in 2013 to around 36 per cent in 2015 6. Real GDP growth of BRICS, which was over 8 per cent in 2010 declined to just over 4 per cent in 2015.