Dar es Salaam, Feb. 21 -- RUSSIA says BRICS nations will surpass half of global economic output in 10-15 years, signaling a shift in power that could challenge Western dominance.

The BRICS nations are rapidly emerging as dominant players in the global economy, with their collective GDP expected to surpass half of the worlds economic output within the next 10 to 15 years.

This projection was highlighted by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who, in an interview with Rossiya-24, underscored the growing influence of the BRICS bloc.

“BRICS is a potentially high volume of global GDP, about 35%, and it is getting bigger and bigger every year. The association includes large countries – Brazil, China,” Novak state...