Europe is in a financial crisis, we can ask ourselves how europe can get out of this crisis. One of the possible solutions you may have heard of is the saving of europe with the help of a finincial injection from the BRIC countries. In this slidecast I try to formulate an answer to the question if europe can be saved by the Bric countries.

1. Can BRIC countries save Europe?
Isabelle De Keersmaeker
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2. Content
• What is BRIC?
• Why does Europe need help?
• Why should the BRIC countries help?
• How can they help?
• What will be the result?
• Conclusion

3. What is BRIC?
4 dominant economic powers
= the big four

4. Why does Europe need help?
• Crisis in Greece, Ireland & Portugal
▫ Affected global market
▫ Risk of crisis spreading
without help => crisis will get worse

5. Why should the BRIC’s help?
• China = important trading partner of Europe
• Brazil exports oil to Europe
• Not helping  global financial crisis

6. How do they help?
• BRIC Brady bond plan
▫ Purchase part of Europe debt
▫ Discussions between EFSF & BRIC

7. What will be the result?
• Investments of BRIC not the ultimate
solution
Euro bond

8. Conclusion
• BRIC has to help!
• BUT => not the only solution
• Seek for other measures