Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) attends a welcoming ceremony held by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L, front) for him before their talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan 19, 2016. [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.