‘Let us ratify Brics bank by year-end’
17 Nov 2014 4:23 AM IST
‘The historic 6th Brics Summit in Fortaleza delivered the New Development Bank and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement. These signal our collective capacities to create and manage global institutions,’ Modi said at an informal meeting of leaders of the five-nation Brics bloc here.
‘We propose that we should set the target of 2016 for inauguration of this Bank. We hope to ratify the agreement by the end of the year. We would soon nominate our candidate for the post of the Presidency,’ Modi said, making a strong pitch for the early operationalisation of the bank.
India will hold the Presidency of the $100 billion New Development Bank for the first six years. The bank will be based in Shanghai, China’s financial hub. India’s presidency will be followed by Brazil and Russia who will have five years term each under an agreement reached after intense negotiations among the five country-grouping Brics — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The decision to set up the bank and a $100 billion Currency Reserve Arrangement (CRA) that will help countries to deal with short-term liquidity pressures, was made at the 6th BRICS Summit held in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza in July. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President President Jacob Zuma attended the informal meeting along with Prime Minister Modi on the sidelines of the G20 summit here.
Modi said that the bank and the Currency Reserve Arrangement can be effective in promoting sustainable development and bridge infrastructure gaps. ‘These measures send a strong message to the rest of the world about the efficacy of Brics,’ he said in his speech delivered in English.
‘We propose that we should set the target of 2016 for inauguration of this Bank. We hope to ratify the agreement by the end of the year. We would soon nominate our candidate for the post of the Presidency,’ Modi said, making a strong pitch for the early operationalisation of the bank.
India will hold the Presidency of the $100 billion New Development Bank for the first six years. The bank will be based in Shanghai, China’s financial hub. India’s presidency will be followed by Brazil and Russia who will have five years term each under an agreement reached after intense negotiations among the five country-grouping Brics — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The decision to set up the bank and a $100 billion Currency Reserve Arrangement (CRA) that will help countries to deal with short-term liquidity pressures, was made at the 6th BRICS Summit held in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza in July. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President President Jacob Zuma attended the informal meeting along with Prime Minister Modi on the sidelines of the G20 summit here.
Modi said that the bank and the Currency Reserve Arrangement can be effective in promoting sustainable development and bridge infrastructure gaps. ‘These measures send a strong message to the rest of the world about the efficacy of Brics,’ he said in his speech delivered in English.
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