South Africa will host the fifth Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Summit from 26-27 March 2013 at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC). This will complete the first cycle of Brics summits. These summits are convened to seek common ground on areas of importance for these major economies. Talks represent spheres of political and entrepreneurial coordination, in which member countries have identified several business opportunities, economic complementarities and areas of cooperation. For more info visit: www.brics5.co.za/site If you are interested in learning more about any of the articles in this week’s column, please send us an email with the headline of the article in the title.