Abstract

The creation of the New Development Bank (NDB) motivated a debate as to whether it contributes to foster economic development in the BRICS countries. This report investigates whether financing from the bank to the BRICS countries has effectively enhanced sustainable development opportunities for local communities, presenting case studies of projects that took place in Brazil, South Africa and China. The presented case studies highlight the positive and negative points about these projects so far, thus illustrating the need for the NBD as a transformative institution to finance sustainable development in the BRICS, but also indicating that important challenges lie ahead concerning its environmental framework.

Contents 

BRICS Economic Sustainable Cooperation via the New Development Bank

1. Introduction

2. A Literature Review on the New Development Bank (NDB)

3. The NDB’s Engagement with the SDGs and Sustainable Development

4. Study Cases on the NDB’s Green Infrastructure Investment Operations

5. Conclusions

6. References

Annex A: All NDB operations, 2016-2020

Annex B: Sustainable impacts of NDB’s Operations

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BRICS Education and Cultural Communication: An Analysis Based on BRICS Network University

1. Introduction

2. The Importance of Educational and Culture Exchange for BRICS Countries

3. Overview of the BRICS Network Universities

4. How Each Country Interacts with the BRICS NU

5. Analysis: Limitations and Recommendations

6. Conclusions

7. References

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Lessons Learnt from a Comparative Analysis of BRICS and SCO Counter

Terrorism Mechanisms: A focus on Russian, Indian and Chinese Relations

1. Terrorism Threats faced by BRICS Countries

2. BRICS Consensus and Achievements in Combating Terrorism

3. Lessons for BRICS: SCO as an Example

4. Conclusion  

5. References

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Can BRICS Be a Sign of Change in Global Governance? An Analysis from TWAIL Perspective Using the NDB Example

1. Introduction

2. BRICS in a Transforming Global Governance

3. The Third World Approaches to International Law - TWAIL

4. The NDB Case

5. Some Insights from the NDB Example

6. Conclusion

7. References

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BRICS Countries Cooperation under the Challenge of the COVID-19 Pandemic

1. Introduction

2. The Impacts of COVID-19 in the BRICS Countries

3. Assessments of the BRICS Cooperation during the Pandemic

4. Conclusion

5. References

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