New Development Bank announces its first approved loans

The bank’s governors met in Moscow shortly before the Ufa summit. The institution moved from a signed agreement toward operational governance.

The leaders adopted a cooperation strategy covering trade, investment, manufacturing and other areas, aiming to coordinate development priorities among the five countries.

The Ufa Declaration called for more representative international institutions and linked BRICS cooperation to development and a multipolar world order.

Central bank representatives met in Ankara to put the Contingent Reserve Arrangement into practice as a mutual liquidity support mechanism.

The bank signed agreements with China and Shanghai governing its headquarters; the bank described this as the step that made it fully operational.

The RMB 3 billion bond issued in the Chinese interbank market raised capital for the bank’s infrastructure and sustainable-development mandate.

Governors and directors reviewed the bank’s early operations and project approvals, marking the shift from establishment to regular oversight.

Memoranda with the World Bank Group and Development Bank of Latin America set a basis for project and knowledge cooperation; NDB positioned itself as a complement to existing institutions.

Ministers backed cooperation among young scientists and research networks to address social and economic challenges.

Leaders addressed development, international governance and the need for responsive and collective solutions to shared challenges.