Posted on 2012/03/28 by ExMergere
The BRICS will claim to have truly “arrived” if the top five emerging economies can throw up a joint candidate for the World Bank’s top job over the next few days. As China’s Hu Jintao, Brazil’s Dilma Rouseff, Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev and South Africa’s Jacob Zuma arrive here for the fourth BRICS summit, the hope is that political uncertainties in the member countries should not come in the way of achieving closer economic cooperation.
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Posted on 2012/03/28 by ExMergere
India may continue paying for Iranian oil in foreign currencies until European Union sanctions take effect in July, when buyers will start using rupees, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
India will waive taxes on rupee-payments for crude, it said in its March 16 budget. That raised speculation refiners will start settling its oil bill with Iran in local currency to avoid international sanctions. While India could start paying for about 45 percent of the oil in rupees from next month, the countries prefer to settle trades in foreign tender such as euros, the people said, declining to be identified because the information is confidential.
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