Which among the following country has least contribution in the capital of the New Development Bank (NDB)?

Which among the following country has least contribution in the capital of the New Development Bank (NDB)?
[A]Brazil
[B]India
[C]South Africa
[D]Russia

South Africa
The New Development Bank (NDB) is a multilateral development bank operated by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) started its operations from its headquarters in Shanghai, China. The eminent banker, K V Kamath from India appointed as the first President of NDB for five years till 2020. The NDB will have an initial capital of $50 billion, which will be raised to $100 billion within the next couples of years. China will contribute $41 bn while India, Brazil and Russia will each pump in $18 bn while South Africa’s contribution would stand at $ 5 billion. The purpose of the bank is to mobilize resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS and other emerging economies and developing countries in the world.


3 Comments

  1. Pravesh Rathore

    July 31, 2015 at 11:58 am

    Each member country will contribute 20% of total capital required.
    Please correct the answer.
    Source: Wikipedia

  2. chandu

    August 1, 2015 at 5:56 pm

    as for as concerned about contribution about NDB, it is equal of 10b $.
    41, 18, 5 is for contingency fund. both r different i think. can u please check n explain if i am wrong.

  3. girjals

    August 21, 2015 at 6:50 am

    Each nation has equal contribution towards capital of 100 b usd. So what are the figures mentioned in your answer?

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