On Monday, China announced 500 million yuan (about $76 million) for economic and technological cooperation and exchanges among BRICS countries.
Beijing will also allocate $4 million to the New Development Bank(NDB).
“I wish to announce here that China will launch the economic and technical cooperation plan for BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries with 500 million yuan for the first term to facilitate policy exchange and practical cooperation and in the economic and trade field,” Chinese President, Xi Jinping, said at the opening ceremony of the BRIC’S 9th summit in the country.
“China will contribute $4 million to the NDB project preparation facility to support the business operation on a long term development of the bank,” Jinping added.
