India chooses private banker to head Bricks bank
India names KV Kamath as first head of new development bank being set up by Brics group of emerging-market countries
NEWS ANALYSIS: China seems to be getting the pricing balance right for natural gas
Developments show the tightrope Beijing is walking by increasing natural gas prices, writes Clyde Russel
NEWS ANALYSIS: Brics banks unlikely to unseat IMF, World Bank
By creating their own multilateral financial institutions, the Brics emerging-market powers are shaking up global economic governance
EDITORIAL: Plenty of money for development
New development institutions are welcome, but Brics bank may be limited in the extent to which it is the answer
Brics nations form their own mini IMF
Formation of the New Development Bank by Brics countries will help these nations pursue their ambitions
Nene certain Brics bank will not ‘overcrowd field’
There is no danger that a new Brics bank to fund Africa’s development will lead to an overcrowded field, says Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene
BUSINESS DAY TV: The Brics Development Bank as a mechanism of change
Martyn Davies from Frontier Advisory and Christopher Wood from the SA Institute of International Affairs look at the role of the new Brics Development Bank
Brics nations to host bank headquarters in Shanghai
Leaders of the Brics nations agree on the structure of a $50bn development bank by granting China its headquarters and India its first rotating presidency
Co-operation will be difficult despite Brics bank, says Teneo
Asymmetry of contributions to Brics development bank will probably lead to the dominance of China in future decisions involving the pooled funds
Smuggling thrives in India due to high import duty
Increasing customs duty has had little effect on import of gold, but has widened black money base, blogs Dave Levenstein
THE CHATTER: New Brics bank needs to be more than simply anti-West
The danger for the Brics development bank is that it could be used merely as a vehicle to gain global influence, writes Chris Hart
Brics plan for development bank will not mask domestic issues
Currency reserve fund and development bank to be launched but measures not enough to boost cohesion as member states focus on issues at home, writes Raymond Colitt
Housing is China’s weak spot
Beijing has the right objective and the wrong strategy, writes Yang Yao
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EDITORIAL: Brazil — wiser if not richer
World Cup’s legacy is mainly intangible, on one estimate, the tournament will have contributed no more than 0.2 of a percentage point to economic activity
Brazil still has a way to go on the road to reform
Brazil’s leaders will need to focus on the challenges the country faces and help Brazil achieve at least some of its huge potential, writes Vivienne Taberer
Crimea crisis poses challenges for Brics
South Africa is a member of Brics and outcome of this crisis may have long-term implications for the country’s foreign policy and economic future, writes Glenn SilvermanSurvey finds broad Brazilian discontent over World Cup
Six in 10 respondents said hosting the World Cup is bad for Brazil, and that the billions of dollars poured into the soccer tournament would be better spent on services
EDITORIAL: World Cup should be world’s, not Fifa’s
Why does the world continue to allow Fifa to monopolise the World Cup?
IMF cuts China’s growth forecast but urges focus on reforms
Experts say a painful transition is necessary if China wishes to break into the ranks of high-income economies
G-7 leaders spare Russia further sanctions
The world’s leading developed economies urged Russia to complete the pullback of its troops from Ukraine’s eastern border
Learn from Brazil — don’t imitate
As Soccer World Cup approaches, Geoff Blount compares South Africa and Brazil
Economic adviser tells India to spend
Indian-born economist expected to take a top role in prime minister-elect Narendra Modi’s government wants its first budget to boost capital spending
EDITORIAL: India could be beacon to Brics
India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi sends right signals to global investors
Education threat to China miracle
Employers bemoan lack of skills among workers, writes Lee Jong-wha
Chinese fund to increase development aid to Africa
People’s Bank of China and African Development Bank sign agreement creating the $2bn Africa-China Growing Together Fund
To grow tourism in SA, look all the way to China
The number of travellers from the new global powerhouse has been surging, writes Andiswa Maqutu
Challenges India faces are clear
Modi promises to grow economy, write Gita Gopinath and Iqbal Dhaliwal
China, India dispute stalls negotiations on Brics development bank
Negotiations have stalled on a dispute between China and India over which of the two countries will host the bank
Both politics and economics behind proposed Brics bank
Criticism of the IMF and other western-dominated global organisations is a clear unifying thread among the five countries, writes Christopher Wood
SA makes strong case to be home of Brics bank
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says compelling argument has been made to locate New Development Bank in Johannesburg
SA makes strong case to be home of Brics bank
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says compelling argument has been made to locate New Development Bank in Johannesburg
India’s Modi kicks into gear with defence, dam projects
Projects given the go-ahead despite concern about environmental and social impact, signalling prime minister’s no-nonsense approach to issues he considers to be important for national security
To grow tourism in SA, look all the way to China
The number of travellers from the new global powerhouse has been surging, writes Andiswa Maqutu
EDITORIAL: China stirs up the SA mining brew
Reports that China’s medium-term growth is likely to moderate even further should have set off alarm bells for local commodities producers
China to boost bank lending power, though IMF says no need
China’s central bank also signalled on Friday it will keep credit supply ample by letting China’s main money market rate fall again this week
China takes a hand in South Sudan as oil deal threatened
Beijing could face pressure to extend its new approach to other regions of Africa where it has interests
Opinion
Modi could teach SA how to tame Leviathan
Leon Louw
Modinomics and the new Indian prime minister’s ‘minimal government’ approach will help India’s regressing Brics partners return to pro-market sanity
Opinion
Ukraine: warmth versus bastard democracy?
Simon Lincoln Reader
Ukrainians face choice: keep lights on or be used by EU, US to impose fraudulent ideology of bastard democracy
Opinion
Moscow is in no position to fight a new Cold War
Gideon Rachman
Economic and political context of Crimea this year is entirely different from Czechoslovakia in 1968
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