The international economic crisis which began in 2007 has limited developed countries' growth rates and manifested debt crises in certain economies in the Eurozone. It is the aim of this article to analyze the role that the BRIC group of nations has played in international financial institutions...

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- National economies compared -- Participants and incentives -- Central banks, interest rates and money -- Domestic policies and global repercussions -- Global trade and trends -- International payments and exchange -- Investor decisions, moving economies --...