The BRICS is an association formed by countries in four continents: Brazil in the Americas, Russia in Europe, India and China in Asia and South Africa in Africa.

The headquarters of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Shanghai Five consists of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, and emerged from a series of border demarcation and demilitarization talks which the four former Soviet republics held with China. After 15 June 2001, it is known as Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The eight permanent members of the SCO are:

China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan

The World Development Report (WDR) is an annual report published since 1978 by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) or World Bank.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established with the signing of the SAARC Charter in Dhaka on 8 December 1985. SAARC comprises of eight Member States: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The former name of the World Trade Organization was General Agreement on Trade and Tariff- GATT - 1948. Through the Marrakesh Pact in 1995, its name changed to WTO .

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), charged with ensuring international peace and security, accepting new members to the United Nations and approving any changes to its charter.

The Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) are rules that are applicable to the domestic regulations a country applies to foreign investors, often as part of an industrial policy.

FAO's full name is Food and Agriculture Organization. It was founded in the year 1945 and has its headquarters in Rome (Italy). Its main function is to cooperate internationally to end global hunger.

The new development bank of BRICS is headquartered in Shanghai. It was established by the Fortaleza Declaration (Brazil), which aims to provide loans for infrastructure projects of emerging economies. President: K. V. Kamath.