Brazil’s BNDES is set to invest $4.1 billion in infrastructure this year, representing a 66% increase from 2022. The primary funding method is buying local company debt. Deputy Director Felipe Borim Villen aims to attract private investors to infrastructure bonds. This will increase the bank’s financial reach. So far, BNDES has allocated as much infrastructure […]
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