Tag: BNDES

• Saturday, December 24th 2022 - 10:21 UTC

  Brazil to develop “VTOL” electric aircraft

  

  Brazil's state-owned National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has allocated R$ 490 million (about US$ 95 million) to Eve Soluções de Mobilidade Aérea Urbana Ltda., a subsidiary of aircraft manufacturer Embraer, for the development of electric units with Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) capabilities.

• Saturday, October 29th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Brazil will construct a fertilizer plant in the southern state of Paraná, close to Argentina and Paraguay

  

  he Brazilian Social Development Bank (BNDES) will finance the construction of a fertilizer factory and accessory storage facilities in Paranaguá for an estimated US$ 15 million.

• Monday, September 12th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Hearing for the privatization of Brazil's major port again postponed

  

  The public hearing for the privatization of Brazil's largest and most dynamic port terminal has been again postponed, for a third time, following on an announcement from the Brazilian National Social Development Bank (BNDES). The purpose of such an action, referred to the Port of Santos, is to give time to more recommendations from the private sector to improve tender conditions.

• Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 13:54 UTC

  Brazilian government banks suspended payment of states and municipalities debts

  

  Brazilian development bank BNDES has suspended the payment of interest and principal on debt owed by municipalities and states through the end of the year, Chief Executive Gustavo Montezano said, citing the coronavirus pandemic.

• Monday, June 1st 2020 - 07:48 UTC

  Brazil's plane manufacturer Embraer expects to obtain a US$ 600 million credit from government

  

  Brazilian plane manufacturer Embraer SA, the world's third-largest commercial jet builder, should obtain US$600 million in credit lines from Brazil's state development bank BNDES and private banks in June, government sources said on Sunday.

• Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:35 UTC

  Brazil's development bank BNDES sells shares in Petrobras

  

  Brazil's development bank BNDES sold US$5.2 billion in common shares it owned in state-controlled oil company Petrobras. The company priced the offering at 30 Reais per common share, a discount of 1.57% relative to Wednesday's closing price. BNDES sold 22 billion reais in shares.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  Head of Brazil's powerful Development bank resigns following clash with Bolsonaro

  

  The head of Brazilian state development bank BNDES has submitted a letter of resignation amid public tensions with president Jair Bolsonaro, reflecting the serious divisions that continue to plague the administration’s upper echelons.

• Wednesday, May 15th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Brazil's government cuts economic growth forecast, insists Congress must approve pensions' reform

  

  Brazil’s government will cut its 2019 economic growth forecast to below 2% and seek supplementary funding from state-run BNDES development bank to meet current expenditure and avoid breaking its fiscal rules, Economy Ministry officials said on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 08:33 UTC

  Citigroup poised to boost revenue as advisor of Brazilian public asset sales

  

  Citigroup Inc expects to boost annual revenue in Brazil over the next years by advising potential public asset sales and through a revival in capital markets, its chief executive officer in Brazil told journalists on Monday. Marcelo Marangon said Citi expects its annual revenue in Brazil to grow to US$1.5 billion from US$1.1 billion over the next years. He did not specify a timeframe for the goal.

• Friday, December 21st 2018 - 12:01 UTC

  Brazil’s development bank “must return” to the Treasury some US$ 25bn

  

  Brazil’s future economy minister wants state development bank BNDES to return 100 billion Reais, some US$25.7 billion, to the nation’s treasury in 2019, a newspaper reported, as the incoming government seeks to cut the nation’s hefty debt load.