Feb 28, 2016: Gianni Infantino elected new President of FIFA

Feb 28, 2016: Gianni Infantino elected new President of FIFA

General Studies: Daily Capsule

Curtain Raiser –News Update (Feb 28, 2016)

Gianni Infantino elected new President of FIFA:

Giani Infantino elected new President of FIFA	Term till 2019
Infantino succeeds	Sepp Blatter

BRICS and New Development Bank (NDB):

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS)
President of NDB	K V Kamath
Kamath sees NDB as	An assertion of political sovereignty of the five emerging countries (apart from economic instrument)

Source: New Development Bank an assertion of BRICS’ political sovereignty: Kamath                    by Atul Aneja, Feb 28, The Hindu