Vice-President of Nicaragua, Moises Omar Halleslevens, delivers a speech during the inauguration ceremony of the inter-oceanic Nicaragua Canal project in the department of Rivas, Nicaragua, Dec 22, 2014.[Photo/Xinhua]
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.