The balance of the portfolio of infrastructure of the Bank of Brazil grew 72% in the last 14 months and reached R $ R $ 82.6 billion last month. According to the bank, among the sectors that demanded more funding for infrastructure are the ports, airports, highways, energy, naval industry, oil and gas, and other storage.

In December 2012, the accumulated balance was U.S. $ 47.9 billion. 14 months ago, the total portfolio, U.S. $ 10.2 billion were related to securities (TVM), while R $ 37.7 billion in credit. Last month, the balance of securities reached R $ 18.3 billion, and credit totaled R $ 64.3 billion.

The bank is estimated that the increase in disbursements in 2014 this market is expected to reach over 30%. BB aims to be the leading operator of infrastructure projects.