就连“金砖”一词的创造者奥尼尔（Jim O’Neill）也将注意力转向了“薄荷 ” （ MINT）经济体 — — 墨西哥、印度尼西亚、尼日利亚和土耳其 — — 它们都是金砖国家主要的新兴国家竞争对手。
Even Jim O’Neill, who coined the term “BRIC,” has turned his attention to the “MINT” economies – Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Turkey – the BRICS’ key emerging-country competitors.