Brazil unveiled a first-of-its-kind 40-year state financing line for railways, a bid to lure Chinese and European money into a long-delayed expansion.
Brasil · Economy
Key Facts
—A new loan line. Brazil’s development bank, the BNDES, launched financing for railways with repayment terms stretching to 40 years.
—First of its kind. The transport minister said nothing comparable exists in the market, calling the long tenor unprecedented for the sector.
—The headline number. The government hopes to mobilise around R$600bn ($118bn) across the sector and roughly R$160bn ($31bn) in direct project investment.
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