Russian President Vladimir Putin, addressing the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi, contrasted the economic performance of the BRICS bloc with that of the G7 grouping. He said the seven-member G7 group accounted for 29 per cent of global GDP, while its share of global economic growth over the same period stood at just 18 per cent. The '40 per cent' figure referenced in the headline, and the claim that BRICS accounts for more than half of global growth, are not clearly detailed in the available source material.