20.04.2012 - 07:28 [ Reuters ]

BRICS demand bigger IMF role before giving it cash

Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega laid out the terms for a deal after a meeting with fellow BRICS nations Russia, India, China and South Africa.

„We are not ready to set a figure, because there are preconditions that have not been fulfilled by the countries – whether they will comply with the agenda of reforms,“ he said.