A second wave of reforms is needed to sustain the success of India, Brazil and SA.
Seen as a challenge to the IMF and World Bank, the new Brics bank will help all nations in distress to return to health, says President Jacob Zuma.
The alliance is in a co-dependent relationship with most malevolent forces of global finance.
The grouping’s smallest member could become the New Development Bank’s biggest winner.
The Brics emerging-market powers are shaking up economic governance but remain far from dismantling the post-war system dominated by the West.
The largest emerging economies will push ahead with a $50-billion development bank to provide alternative funding for the Brics countries.
The headquarters of the bloc’s new bank will be in China, but South Africa will host the institution’s main centre for its affairs on the continent.
Major industrialised nations have warned Moscow of tougher economic sanctions if it goes beyond the seizure of Crimea.
South Africa’s scientists and engineers have changed the sometimes negative perception of the country.
Forget the Brics and the Civets, Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey are the new kids on the bloc, according to economists.
Quacquarelli Symonds has published its top 100 universities in the five Brics countries, of which eight are South African.
Leaders of the Brics group have voiced alarm about alleged spying by the US and likened it to terrorism, says a Kremlin spokesperson.
Currency reserves are hoped to guard against financial shocks, while China has committed to contributing the "lion’s share".
SA has ranked 53rd out of 148 countries surveyed on the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitive Index.
Speakers stress the need for action.
Leaders have thrown their weight behind the need for development of the African continent as expressed at the first Brics business council meeting.
The Brics group should be inclusive and allow full participation by labour unions in all its institutions, says Cosatu.
Brazil has said it plans to cancel $900-million worth of debt in 12 African countries, as part of a broader strategy to boost ties with the continent.
There is need to rethink the imperatives and meaning of a successful Zimbabwean economy, says the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara.
China, India and the United States have been expected to emerge as the three dominant world economies by 2050.
But members still have to cement the finer details of their plans to establish a development bank.
The Brics Development Bank will go ahead, but Russia’s finance minister says it will not be launched when the fifth Brics summit is held.
Some might say President Zuma is no stranger to the land of make-believe. Here he finds himself in curious company. But can he keep up?
The Brics grouping of emerging powers have reached a deal to establish a development bank that would rival Western-backed institutions.
Can South Africa contribute $10-billion to a Brics development bank and will the country’s taxpayers have to foot the bill?
The Brics summit will play a critical role in defining the future of developing nations, the ANC has said.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has called for industrialisation to tackle inequality, unemployment and poverty in South Africa.
The M&G Newsroom radio show on 2OV FM is a packed hour in which inaugural presenters Nickolaus Bauer and Verashni Pillay reunite.
Leaders from the Brics nations are expected to launch a joint development bank to rival Western-dominated institutions at a summit on Tuesday.
Brics should call for the Syrian government to permit the delivery of humanitarian aid across its borders, including from Turkey, writes Jan Egeland.
Ahead of the Brics summit, the two countries are expected to fortify trade co-operation agreements.
The members will have to make decisions both as allies and as competitors at next week’s summit.