Dec 3, 2014

• The report Perspectives on Investment was released today along with the book Sectorial Overviews, focusing on 20 economic areas

December 3, the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) released two publications estimating investments forecast in the Brazilian economy for the 2015-2018 period. 

Prepared by the Bank’s Economic Research Division, this is the ninth consecutive edition of the report Perspectives on Investment, mapping out investment plans and company projects, including those receiving support from the BNDES, but not restricted to them.

The current map for the 2015-2018 period forecasts investments in the Brazilian economy of R$ 4.1 trillion in Industry, Infrastructure, Housing, Agriculture and Services. Estimated numbers represent growth of 17.1% against that effectively recorded in 2010-2013.

The highest growth expected is in the Infrastructure sector, in which R$ 598 billion will be invested against the R$ 457 billion in the previous period, representing an estimated increase of 30%. Highlights in this area are ports and railways with respective estimated growths of 141% and 99%, according to the report. Investments in other sectors should grow 19% (Housing), 18.5% (Industry) and 11% (Agriculture and Services).

Overviews – The BNDES also released today the series of studies entitled Sectorial Overviews 2015-2018. The publication contains articles prepared by technicians from different divisions within the Bank, analyzing 20 sectors of the economy: Aerospace, Farming, Automotive, Beverages, Capital Assets, Pulp, Electronics, Industrial Health, the Creative Economy, Electric, Food industry, the Chemical Industry, Cargo Logistics, Urban Mobility, Oil and Gas, Urban Solid Waste, Basic Sanitation, Metallurgy, the Sugar-ethanol Industry and Telecommunications.

Publications are available at the BNDES’ Virtual Library and can be accessed by the following links:
https://web.bndes.gov.br/bib/jspui/handle/1408/2842
https://web.bndes.gov.br/bib/jspui/bitstream/1408/2842/7/Perspectivas%20do%20investimento%202015-2018%20e%20panoramas%20setoriais_atualizado_BD.pdf