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    The IBSA Dialogue Forum ten years on: examining IBSA cooperation on trade

    Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, 2013
    The emergence of new forms of South-South cooperation is reflected most notably in the growing importance of South-South trade and investment flows and the increasing prominence of various alliances and coalitions of large developing and emerging economies, such as the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping and the India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA Forum).
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    Africa-BRICS cooperation: implications for growth, employment and structural transformation in Africa

    UN Economic Commission for Africa, 2013
    What effect could trade with, and investment and aid from, the BRICS (Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa) have on growth, employment and structural transformation in Africa? How can Africa maximize the benefits of its engagement with the BRICS, and minimize the risks?
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    South Africa’s role in the BRICS and the G-20: China’s view

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012
    The Chinese government and academia believe that as the largest economy in Africa, South Africa’s membership of the BRICS since 2011 has made the BRICS a more powerful and representative voice to speak for developing countries. As such, The Chinese government has attached great importance to the country’s relationship with South Africa.
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    The ORF BRICS Compilation

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2013
    The ORF BRICS Compilation includes six opinion pieces and guest columns previously published in leading newspapers by ORF experts on issues relevant to each of the BRICS member countries.
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    BRICS – South Africa’s way ahead?

    Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, 2013
    South Africa’s admission to the group was motivated by China and supported by Russia. Its accession to the BRICS generated much discussion about the country’s suitability to be part of the formation. One of the real issues raised is that South Africa does not measure up to the other BRIC economies in terms of population, trade levels and performance, and growth rates.
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    What is the economic engagement footprint of rising powers in Africa?

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    The role of rising powers has become increasingly important in international development. Some of these countries base their development assistance strategy on the ‘South–South Cooperation’ framework, centred on a notion of equal partner relationships and extending cooperation beyond aid flows.
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    China and south-south scoping assessment for adaptation, learning and development

    Adapting to Climate Change in China, 2013
    This report, produced by Adapting to Climate Change in China amongst others, identifies key opportunities and avenues for South-South learning and cooperation to address climate change, is a critical tool for international development organisations, national governments and policy-makers.
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    Brazil’s generous diplomacy: friendly dragon or paper tiger?

    Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, 2012
    Featuring a stable democracy and dizzying economic growth, Brazil is fast on the way to acquiring global power status. The country is investing in enhanced multilateral and bilateral relationships as a means of leveraging trade and reducing vulnerability abroad and on the domestic front.
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    What next for the BRICS Bank?

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    A new development bank to be created by the ‘Rising Powers’ of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) is intended to promote greater cooperation between developing countries, and address what is seen by many as a history of misguidance and underinvestment by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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    Adapting to Climate Change in China (ACCC)

    The Adapting to Climate Change in China (ACCC) project is designed to develop and share internationally China’s experience of integrating climate change adaptation into the development process,

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