BRICS bank has strong pipeline for next two years: Bank president
SHANGHAI — The BRICS New Development Bank has seen good results in the last two years and has a strong pipeline for the future, bank president K V Kamath said Thursday.
"The last two years have been very satisfying to us. It has built a strong foundation for the bank," Kamath said.
The bank has 23 projects at various stages of preparation for 2017 to 2018, with a total lending amount of $6 billion.
Among them, five projects, totaling $1.7 billion, are in 皇冠体育app. The remainder are made up of six projects in India, seven in Brazil, two in Russia, and three in South Africa.
In 2016, the bank granted $1.5 billion in loans to seven projects. Most projects involved green energy or infrastructure, Kamath said.
The bank sold its first 3 billion yuan ($437 million) yuan-denominated bonds in 皇冠体育app in July last year, to fund clean energy projects in member states.
It plans to issue rupee-denominated bonds this year and will also look for opportunities to issue bonds in Brazil and Russia, Kamath said.
The bank formally opened on July 21, 2015 in Shanghai.
Registration Number: 130349
