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  • The term Bric was coined in 2001 by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill to group together the four fast-rising economies.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Indeed, when O'Neill coined the term Bric in 2001, he had never properly visited three of the four countries (the exception was China), and spoke none of their languages.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • Phipps said he called Bric to inform him of the change of heart.

    unknown title 2009

  • The so-called "Bric" countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China, despite their increased global prominence, remain net sellers.

    UK second only to US for buyouts of foreign firms 2011

  • The IPPR says fewer than 7% of UK exports are going to Brazil, Russia, India and China – the so-called Bric economies.

    Decline in family finances speeds up, Markit survey finds 2011

  • Cameron has been highly critical of the last government's approach to the so-called Bric emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India and China.

    David Cameron starts mission to boost trade in India 2010

  • It is no coincidence that all four of the so-called Bric countries? the fast? growing economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China? have hosted or will host major events in the space of six years.

    India tries to save reputation and avert Commonwealth Games crisis 2010

  • Russian flotations have been worse hit than those in Brazil, India or China, the other countries that make up the so-called Bric group, which some have pitched as a new motor of world economic growth that runs independently of what happens in developed economies.

    Hit to Russia IPOs shows emerging-market falloff 2008

  • But the average weekly turnover in the shares of companies from Brazil, Russia, India and China -- the so-called Bric countries -- on the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange PLC has been bare.

    Emerging-market IPOs lack glow 2008

  • Most big tech companies are heavily focused on so-called Bric markets, which include Brazil, Russia, India and China.

    ZDNet UK Highlights 2010

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