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Leaders of the nations in the BRICS grouping, which accounts for 37% of global economic output, predicted its influence would grow as they met in Russia on Tuesday, outlining common projects ranging from a grain exchange to a cross-border payments system. What is Vladimir Putin’s main goal during the summit? FRANCE 24’s Nadia Massih asked Sambit Bhattasharyya, head of the Department of Economics at the universiy of Sussex Business School.