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06.02.08
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BNDES disbursements for machines and equipment grow 53% and reach R$ 18.5 billion
The disbursements for financing of machinery and equipment are one of the main highlights of BNDES performance in the last 12 months ended as of April 2008. Increased credits for the Finame facility, a program that supports the trade of capital goods manufactured in Brazil, reached 53% in that period, corresponding to R$ 18.5 billion.
By analyzing the annual result of the demand for capital goods, one of the main relevant aspects observed is that loans are granted to different industries. Disbursements in the period have grown to most industry sectors. That is, investments are spreading out through the economy, as opposed to the trend observed in the 12 previous months.
From May 2006 through April 2007, Finame’s disbursements, which amounted to R$ 12 billion, are smaller than the annual results ended as of April 2008 and were focused on a specific sector, the land transport. At that time, the segment accounted for 53% of total disbursements of Finame.
The increased demand of other areas, according to the superintendent of the Indirect Operations Areas, Cláudio Bernardo Guimarães de Moraes, was enhanced in the last quarter of last year. “The growth spreading out through the economy could be clearly seen”, Moraes stated.
According to Moraes, this process was caused by a boom in the domestic market, which triggered investments in sectors originally focused on the domestic demand.
He gives the textile industry as an example. In the last 12 months, approvals for the sector – in all BNDES programs - increased 182% as compared to the previous period. In Finame, specifically, disbursements for the sector increased by 75%. “As the population’s income increases, more consumer goods are required”, Moraes said.
Also in Finame, disbursements for the mechanical segment increased 104.3% in the 12 months ended as of April in the same basis of comparison. These data are relevant because it shows that the industry of capital goods is investing to meet the demands of several economic segments.
Sector performance - BNDES disbursements for the industry have grown 8% in the last 12 months ended in April, amounting to R$ 31.8 billion. Performance of approvals was even better in the same period, 10% higher as compared to the previous months, amounting to R$ 48 billion. The textile and the food and beverages industry were the highlights in loans disbursed and loans approved. The textile industry reached 185% in disbursements and 182% in approvals, the food industry achieved 72% and beverages, 115%.
The infrastructure segment kept a fast pace in the last months. Disbursements, of R$ 30.2 billion, grew 77% and approvals, of R$ 46.5 billion grew 69%.
Global performance – BNDES performance keeps on breaking records. BNDES disbursements reached R$ 76.3 billion between May 2007 and April 2008, representing a 35% increase as compared to the previous period. Approvals amounted to R$ 109.7 billion (a 29% increase), eligibilities reached R$ 130.8 billion (a 29% increase) and inquiries totaled R$ 148.8 billion up to April, with a 27% as compared to the previous period.
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