G7 Imbalance Sparks French Call to ’Build Bridges’ with BRICS Alliance
Geopolitical tectonic plates are shifting—and France just called for a new blueprint.
The Old Guard's Cracks
For decades, the G7 dictated the global financial playbook. Its rules, its currencies, its institutions formed the bedrock. Now, that foundation shows visible stress fractures. The call from Paris isn't about minor repairs; it's an acknowledgment that the existing architecture can't bear the weight of a multipolar world alone.
BRICS: The New Builders
Enter the BRICS alliance. Once dismissed as an economic curiosity, the bloc has matured into a formidable counterweight. It's not just about raw GDP numbers anymore—it's about building parallel systems: alternative payment networks, development banks, and trade agreements that deliberately bypass traditional Western hubs. They're constructing their own bridges, and traffic is picking up.
Why France Is Talking
Isolation is a luxury no major economy can afford. France's push signals a stark reality: clinging solely to the G7 club risks irrelevance. Engaging with BRICS isn't surrender; it's strategic hedging. It's about securing influence, safeguarding supply chains, and ensuring French businesses aren't locked out of the world's fastest-growing markets. Call it realpolitik with a diplomatic smile.
The Finance Jab
Meanwhile, traditional finance ministers are left juggling legacy monetary policy tools that look increasingly quaint—like trying to fix a fiber-optic cable with a soldering iron.
The Bottom Line
The era of a single, dominant economic steering committee is over. France's move is a canary in the coal mine for the old financial order. The future won't be built by one alliance but through the unstable, competitive, and necessary connections between them. The bridges are under construction—whether the rest of the G7 decides to help build them or just watches from the other side of the river.
France Cozies Up to the BRICS Bloc: Emmanuel Macron Heaps Praise on the Alliance at Davos
Macron called for tackling the global imbalance through security, defence, and the economic sector.the French President stated.
The President of France laid out the objectives of the G7 bloc, indicating a strong need to support BRICS’ multilateralism.he said.
This isn’t the first time that France has sent feelers to the BRICS alliance. In 2023, Macron expressed that France intends to attend the BRICS summit, held in Kazan, Russia. However, China and Russia blocked his interest, citing that France could gain internal information and sabotage its ideas.
Therefore, France did not attend the BRICS 2023 summit as its expression of interest was rejected. Since then, Macron has been steadily praising the alliance and the way it handles global finances and the US.” the French President summed it up in his Davos speech.
