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    The BRICS Summit 2013: key asks and priorities

    Oxfam India, 2013
    During the last decade, with the rise of emerging economies and their growing interest in Africa, the role of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries has been widely debated and scrutinised. It is against this backdrop that there has been a real need for the BRICS countries to demonstrate a difference in its approach from the West.
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    Internationalisation of Yuan

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2012
    This policy brief tracks policies being followed by China on internationalising its currency and reducing the need to depend on the US dollar. This follows the efforts of China to build a strong position in the global economy.
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    Chinese Yuan, spreading its wings

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2012
    China has not only been consistent in pursuing a continuous effort in internationalising yuan, but it has also stepped up its efforts for greater yuan convertibility. China’s policy in loosening capital controls has been broad involving different aspects of bringing in capital convertibility as well as making its currency a global one.
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    China economy: stable, but needs to be sustainable

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2013
    Just when the world thought that the “Chinese Charm” is losing its sheen with slow economic growth and dipping manufacturing indices, a slew of policy measures have been introduced by China that may stabilise the economy. Several financial reforms are also on the anvil that are likely to bring sweeping changes in China’s economy.
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    PERISA case study 2 infrastructure: financing of infrastructure

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    Financing is a core requirement in the infrastructure development. However, local and regional financial capital markets in Southern Africa remain underdeveloped; and with the exception of South Africa, institutional and regulatory frameworks are weak, and institutional investors are largely absent.
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    SADC payment integration system

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    In 2013 the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Integrated Regional Electronic Settlement System (SIRESS) became operational in the four countries of the Common Monetary Area (CMA): South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland.
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    The financial depth of emerging markets: the case of Russia

    2013
    Interest in long-term trends developing in the emerging markets, led by the BRIC countries,has been growing fast. It reflects their increasing role in the world, but also the fact that business practices in these countries often defy conventional wisdom based on the generalisation of the experience of the advanced market economies.
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    New frontiers in South-South engagement: relationship between India and Latin America and the Caribbean

    Indian Council of World Affairs, 2013
    Initially led almost exclusively by the private sector, ties between India and Latin America have more recently begun to take on a deeper state-to-state and people-to-people form. India and Latin America have also initiated engagements at a multilateral level, both as a part of new organisations of the global
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    The dynamic south, economic development and inclusive growth: the challenges ahead

    The Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning, 2013
    High wage inequality is a major policy concern in Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Recent literature points to the need to examine the role of minimum wages or unionisation and their links to inequality within labour markets and the role of social protection.
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    The dark side of foreign direct investment: a South African perspective

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    Often companies will seek to attract foreign investment as their capital requirements for investments cannot be served by the domestic markets. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is widely acknowledged as beneficial to developing countries’ economic growth.

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