A study concluded by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) shows that the investments in the Brazilian economy should total R$ 4.07 trillion in the 2014-2017 period. The amount is expected to surpass the R$ 3.98 trillion assessed for the same period in the previous survey, disclosed in October 2013.

The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) registered a net profit of R$ 1.56 billion in the first quarter of 2014. The amount is stable in relation to the same period in the previous year, R$ 1.59 billion, and it was sustained through financing and investment projects. The positive performance reflected the good result in the fixed-income segment.

On May 8, 2014, at the Ministry of Justice in Brasília, the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) launched a public call-to-submission to select projects aimed at developing and implementing Territorial and Environmental Management Plans on Indigenous Land.

The Fundo de Investimento em Participações (FIP) Aeroespacial, the first of its kind in Latin America focusing on this sector, is being launched today, Wednesday, May 7, at the headquarters of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), in Rio de Janeiro. The fund is the result of a joint initiative of the BNDES with FINEP, Desenvolve SP and Embraer.