
Business Daily
Business Daily
The BRIC architect's warning for the West
13 July 2026
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Ed Butler speaks to the man who coined the term BRIC for the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Now back in the headlines as an adviser to Britain’s likely next Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, Jim O'Neill argues that Western nations must abandon what he calls their neo-colonial attitudes towards the world's new industrial powerhouses.
Presenter/producer: Ed Butler
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(Picture: Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the virtual BRICS summit in 2025. Credit: VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)
