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BRICS New Development Bank to issue bonds in Chinese currency


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Beijing - Shanghai-based New Development Bank (NDB) is set to issue its first yuan-denominated bonds, and is eyeing future funding for infrastructure projects.


The bank was founded in July 2014 by the BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to finance sustainable development in the emerging markets and developing countries, the China Daily reported on Wednesday.


Its first five-year yuan-denominated bonds, also referred as green bonds, will be issued after receiving a rating from international ratings agencies as well as getting authorities' approval, said Paolu Nogueira Batista, the bank's vice-president for economic research, strategy and partnerships and chief risk officer.


Batista outlined the bank's plans on Monday at the closing ceremony of the Shanghai Forum, an annual meeting of officials, academics, business chiefs and world opinion leaders, that discusses issues such as business solutions and social governance.




Batista said that more bonds denominated in local currencies of the BRICS countries, including the rupee in India, will be issued if the bank's board and local authorities endorse the project plans.


He said that as a result local investors will be more engaged in projects financing sustainable development because they will be exposed to less currency exchange volatility with bonds issued in local currencies.


The NDB announced its first batch of loans on 16 April, providing $300 million to Brazil, $81 million to China, $250 million to India and $180 million to South Africa.


So far, the projects the bank has been working on are all financing sustainable energy projects, such as solar power and hydropower, an initiative that is included in the bank's articles of agreement.


Batista said local investors will be more engaged in projects financing sustainable development because they will be exposed to less currency exchange volatility as bonds are issued in local currencies.


He said these would benefit the projects as well as sustainability in these markets in the long run. Ambitious yet humble, the bank has been working with efficiency and neutrality, and aims to become a global lender that helps the developing countries to grow in a sustainable manner, Batista said.


"Each loan modality is different based on project-specific features and borrower preferences. Government approvals, where necessary, will be sought as part of follow-up procedures," the daily quoted the bank statement as saying.


Batista said that although the bank's founding countries (BRICS) have been facing challenges of economic growth at different levels, be they slowdown or recession, this condition would not affect the NDB's long-term plan and commitment to finance sustainable growth.


India is the only country among the BRICS countries whose GDP continues to grow above seven per cent while the rest of the economies including that of China reported sharp slowdown.


Chinese economy slipped to 6.9 per cent last year.


The NDB aims to be a global lender instead of being limited to being an institution for just a handful of countries, Batista said.


It wants to expand and be involved in more countries in the future, on condition that the emerging markets and developing countries take a majority of shares and voting rights in the bank, he said.

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Totally. It's alarming how the prospects for the US economy are unravelling every day more. Scary. I don't think most people realise what is taking place before our very eyes right now on the world stage.

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The end of the dollar as the reserve currency of the world is already bubbling out there

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