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A total of 266 exploration blocks will be offered in the 13th bidding round.
BRICS countries represent 40 per cent of the world’s population.
The President and Vice Presidents of the Bank will formally be appointed during the 7the BRICS Summit in Russia in July.
China replaced the United States to become Brazil's largest trade partner in 2009.
Brazil's top three private-sector lenders have placed bids for HSBC Bank Brasil Banco Múltiplo.
Brazil says the BRICS currency reserve fund is important to serve as "a cushioning against crises".
Petrobras plans to begin producing oil from the Sergipe offshore area in 2018 with a 100,000-barrel-a-day floating production ship.
The Indian statistics department has started measuring the gross domestic product by including indirect taxes.
Brazil's football body, CBF, chief Marco Polo del Nero left Zurich on the eve of FIFA's presidential election to return to Brazil.
Seven FIFA executives were arrested by Zurich police after a raid at a luxury hotel.
