Gordhan signals progress as Brics bank takes shape
Institution will be in a position to take on more risk than western institutions such as the World Bank, which should make members more self-reliant
SA signs deals with Russia, Brazil finance institutions
South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation signs agreements with partners from Russia and Brazil in Durban
Brics tourists remain ‘untapped market’ for SA
Growth in visitors from bloc impressive, but potential numbers much higher, writes Nick Hedley
Transnet may land $5bn loan from China
The Transnet deal is for the financing of upgrades at rail and port networks
Business warns Zuma on Brics free trade deals
SA to play gracious host to Brics Summit but local business is wary of big promises
Equitable balance of trade needed between SA, China — Zuma
Colonialism disrupted ties but trade on track now, says President Jacob Zuma as he hosts his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
Drop ‘giblet rows’ with Brics, says minister
Patrice Motsepe and Maite Nkoana-Mashabane speak at ANC Progressive Business Forum seminar in Durban
Developing world ‘cannot duck’ climate change any longer
Brics states ‘far too timid’ in adoption of pro-poor, renewable energy development, Greenpeace says
Integrated African economies to lift industrial growth, says Davies
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says first step is to expand existing regional communities and create large trading blocs
Renminbi on the rise in Africa, says Tshabalala
Standard Bank joint CEO Sim Tshabalala tells pre-Brics summit discussion Chinese currency is increasingly being used in Sino-African trade, bypassing dollar
Brics bank ‘would help meet Africa’s huge funding needs’
Brics development bank would complement institutions such as World Bank, International Monetary Fund, DBSA CEO Patrick Dlamini says
Opinion
Brics need to deal with the emerging middle class and look beyond
Sven Grimm
The Brics may meet some Millennium Development Goals but remain unequal societies
EDITORIAL: Brics bank will be symbolic
In a sense, the concept of a Brics development bank is rooted in ideology rather than practicality
The European Union is anything but a harmonious marriage, writes Ron Derby
Brics cannot be the world’s next European Union
South Africa joining Brics despite its modest economic size is a bit like getting a good seat at a top table in a fashionable elite restaurant, ...
Seat at top table confers a status beyond money
Opinion
Never has so much hope been put in Brics nations
Børge Brende
Africa has entered a multi-stakeholder era, and the Brics have a large role to play, writes Børge Brende
Opinion
Brics viewed positively from Moscow
Vladimir Shubin
Association seen as an alternative centre of global influence that includes the majority of the world’s population, writes Vladimir Shubin
Brics delegates to ‘add R100m to regional economy’
Expected knock-on effect of Brics Summit is already being felt by hospitality sector in Durban
Vavi wants ‘space’ for trade unions at Brics Summit
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says unions want ‘a space’ at talks in Durban
Time for SA to own its merchant shipping, Brics meeting hears
Call for development of commercial shipping fleet in SA to be among intended outcomes of Brics engagement
EDITORIAL: Brics not good news for all
The fifth Brics Summit confronts the Congress of South African Trade Union with yet another dilemma of the kind that has been slowly tearing it apartFive Brics nations are intricately linked through commodities
The Brics nations have important links via commodity markets and through the production and consumption of raw materials, writes Walter de Wet
Brics Summit expected to establish development bank
Gathering will spearhead emerging-markets group’s aim of reforming global balance of power, writes Mariam Isa
Brics must not become old boys’ club, warns Vavi
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi tells trade-union forum that Brics countries should not act like developed nations
Africa’s trade ties with China in spotlight as Xi visits
Chinese President Xi Jinping faces growing calls from policymakers and economists in Africa for a more balanced trade relationship
Diplomats positive about Brics Summit
South African diplomats upbeat ahead of Brics Summit on ways to give developing countries a bigger voice in world politics and improve their economies
Opinion
Russia wants Brics partners to ignore its transgressions
Peggy Hicks
Pretoria should not buy into the idea that for outsiders to promote human rights inside another country is an intolerable infringement on sovereignty, writes Peggy Hicks
Brics ‘to speak with one voice’ to world
Countries working on joint declaration on fundamental approaches to pressing international issues, says Russian President Vladimir Putin
NEWS ANALYSIS: South Africa must work harder at regional monetary integration
Deeper regional integration and development of African supply chains will help SA compete more effectively in global markets, write Lawrence Edwards and Mark Ellyne
Think-tanks ‘to guide Brics interaction with Africa’
International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says ‘shift in government thinking’ needed to drive SA’s agenda in Brics and benefit Africa
SA nominates top businessmen to join Brics Business Council
Council will aim to strengthen economic ties, trade and investment between Brics business communities, South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry says
Opinion
Brics at risk of crumbling under weight of individual agendas
Jaswant Singh
Whatever the goal of the Brics Development Bank, it must be identified and its risks addressed if the Brics are to make real progress
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- Brics bank may bankroll SA’s nuclear ambitions
- Government can be catalyst for investment, says Gama
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- Indonesia and Turkey top Brics contenders
- End of bilateral investment treaties in sight
- Uncertainty makes firms reluctant to invest in South Africa, survey shows
- Sacu, India to limit trade talks to tariffs
- South Africa still ranks best for business in Africa
- Russia looks to bolster ties with SA
- Africa’s growth driving consolidation
- Direct investment in SA ‘lags that of Brics peers’
- ‘Brand-new chapter’ in China-SA relations to start
- Brics ‘turning focus on intra-Brics co-operation’
- Use Brics to get a good deal for the rest of Africa
- Only a politician could love a Brics bank
- SA, Russia in talks on military training
- Africa ‘must limit its reliance on China’
- Top-rank delegates for Brics summit
- SA, India cement trade and investment ties on more than one front
- Concert of Europe gives way to the cacophony of the world
- Global growth to remain tepid until 2015, says World Bank
- Defence plans show, talks at Brics summit
- Figures reveal Brazil economy grew less than 1% last year
- Political uncertainty holding companies back, Grant Thornton survey shows
- Russia cagey about Brics development bank
- Brazil turns to private sector
- Russia, South Africa to work on lacklustre trade ties
- Brics as an expert network
- Why co-operation between Africa and China is key
- Valid lessons to be learnt from China
- SA and China’s shared dream for the future
- Partnership drive brings mutual benefit to China and SA
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