On July 9, the BNDES and other developing banks from the Brics bloc signed an accord for cooperation between the member institutions and the New Development Bank. The document was signed during a Brics summit meeting, held in the city of Ufa, in Russia.

Disbursements from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) reached R$ 54.8 billion between January and May of this year, representing a 20% drop against the same period in 2014. The infrastructure sector, with R$ 20.4 billion, accounted for 37.2% of the total, followed by industry, with R$ 16.3 billion, some 30% of the total.

The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) disbursed R$ 33.3 billion in the first quarter of this year, registering a drop of 24% against the same period in the previous year. Approvals in the amount of R$ 21 billion and consultations in the amount of R$ 25 billion also dropped, respectively, 46% and 47% against the first quarter in 2014.

The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) signed a R$ 6.6 million agreement with the Ashaninka Association of the Amônia River within the scope of the Amazon Fund. The operation was approved in February 2015, and the agreement, signed on April 16.