Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a speech during the official opening of the Hanover Messe, industrial trade fair, in Hanover April 7, 2013. Russia is the partner country of the Hanover fair 2013, which runs from April 8 -12. [Photo/Agencies]
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.