Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) listens to Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (not pictured) during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Aug 26, 2013. [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.