The BNDES and the Bradesco S/A Bank signed the first contract for financing exports that can be used for the sale of capital goods manufactured in Brazil to African and Latin American countries. The line of credit, up to US$ 200 million, will be transferred by Bradesco’s international agencies and utilized to finance importers of Brazilian machinery and equipment.

The BNDES is receiving proposals in answer to the public call-for-managers (two) of Share Investment Funds for companies with annual net revenue up to R$ 150 million, focused on innovation. The BNDES’ participation may reach up to 35% of the committed capital in each fund.

The BNDESPAR has filed a request to register the Public Offering of shares of the ECOO11 Fund — iShares Carbon Efficient Index (ICO2) Brazil – Index Fund at the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM). The initial amount of the operation, designed for both individual and institutional investors, will be R$ 1.5 billion, which may be increased by up to 35% depending on demand.

The board of directors of the BNDES approved R$ 358 million in financing for the construction of four wind farms in the state of Ceará. The projects comprise the Trairi Project, which will have a total installed capacity of 115.4 MW and will begin operations in January 2013.