Li Qingping (left), president of China CITIC Bank, and Zhang Yaqin (right), Baidu's president, shake hands on the ceremony of signing a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly launch a direct bank. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.