BRIC countries affected by slower growth in West. The economic difficulties in Europe and weak growth in the US have had repercussions on the economic performance of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), according to newspaper, Les Echos. Brazil: due to the brutal slowdown during the third quarter, where there was no growth compared to the previous three months and despite a rebound in the fourth quarter, growth did not go above the 3% mark in 2011, even though Brazil has...