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The World Bank has agreed to guarantee funding to Banco do Brasil, enabling the bank to offer up to US$700mn in trade finance to MSMEs. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Miga), an arm of the World Bank, will provide a 95% guarantee on a three-year loan provided to Banco do Brasil by BBVA and HSBC, as lead arrangers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Miga guarantee covers the risk of Banco do Brasil defaulting. The guarantee will bring down the bank\u2019s cost of funding, expand its foreign currency credit lines and diversify its funding sources, Miga says in a June 23 statement. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The first tranche of US$350mn will be disbursed by BBVA and HSBC \u201cimmediately\u201d, the agency says. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Brazilian bank will use the line of credit to provide \u201celigible trade-related loans\u201d with tenors of up to one year to MSMEs, with a focus on the agricultural sector and sustainable projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBy expanding access to credit for MSMEs, we are helping unlock their potential to participate in global trade and drive Brazil\u2019s clean energy transition,\u201d says Hiroshi Matano, Miga executive vice-president. \u201c\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This collaboration reflects our commitment to inclusive economic growth and to addressing global challenges through innovative financial solutions.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Banco do Brasil is required to assess the trade loans it provides under the programme against Miga\u2019s exclusion list, applicable environmental and social laws in Brazil, and \u201csector-specific issues in the agriculture sector\u201d, according to the Miga website. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The loans will be used for purposes \u201cincluding the acquisition of equipment and inputs such as biofuels, solar, wind and biomass energy systems\u201d, Miga says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Francisco Lassalvia, Banco do Brasil\u2019s vice-president of wholesale banking, says the lender\u2019s international activities are \u201cincreasingly aligned with major global agendas\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The bank has a \u201cstrong presence with multilateral agencies, global banks, and strategic partners to promote sustainable development and enhance the competitiveness of Brazilian companies abroad\u201d, he adds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The World Bank has agreed to guarantee funding to Banco do Brasil, enabling the bank to offer up to US$700mn in trade finance to MSMEs. \u00a0 The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Miga), an arm of the World Bank, will provide a 95% guarantee on a three-year loan provided to Banco do Brasil by BBVA and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bez-rubriki"],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Banco-do-Brasil-4-860x445.jpg",860,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Banco-do-Brasil-4-463x348.jpg",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Banco-do-Brasil-4-300x225.jpg",300,225,true],"full":["https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Banco-do-Brasil-4.jpg",860,645,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4354,"href":"https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4352\/revisions\/4354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relinvestmentsgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}