Despite the recent economic downturn in Brazil, the country’s abundance of natural resources is expected to attract major investment in the next few years, especially in exploiting the country’s oil reserves. As a member of South America’s leading tariff-free trade bloc Mercosur, Brazil is also one of the emerging BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) economies, predicted by Goldman Sachs to be one of the world’s most dominant by 2050.
Of the $247 billion in annual exports, the majority come from raw and agricultural materials such as iron ore ($33.4 billion), soybeans ($23 billion), crude petroleum ($13.2 billion) and raw sugar ($12 billion).
Official Name (Local Language) | Republica Federativa do Brasil | Capital | Brasilia | Population | 205,823,665 | Currency | Brazilian Real | GDP | $1,770 billion | Languages | Portuguese | Telephone Dial In | 55 |
217,739
4,021
220
Country
Trade
% Partner Share
China
47,488
21.81
United States
27,148
12.47
Argentina
17,619
8.09
Netherlands
9,252
4.25
Japan
5,263
2.42
Export Product
Number
Soya beans
11.8%
Non-agglomerated iron ores and concentrates
8.8%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou
7.6%
Raw cane sugar, in solid form
5.2%
Semi- or bleached non-coniferous chemical wood
3.1%
%
Product List
5.2%
Coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus; beef
%
Industry List
22.7%
Textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment
%
Service List
72%
Trade finance is a revolving facility which some banks and specialist lenders offer – it enables companies to buy products and can help ease the pressure from cashflow issues.
Typically, an alternative financier will fund up to 100% of the cost of the stock, including charges (e.g. shipping costs).
Trade finance offers added advantages over more traditional bank funding for example bridging mortgages or loans. Trade finance provides quick funding without affecting existing relationships with banks.
How does it work?
If you’re a firm importing or exporting inventory around the world, then a trade finance facility would assist your company to fund this through offering a letter of credit (LC) or some form of cash advance.
I’m looking to import from Brazil, how can Trade Finance Global help, and how does it work?
If you’re looking to import goods from other international markets, you may need import finance, which is an agreement between yourself (the importer) and the foreign exporter. An alternative financier will act as the intermediary, paying the exporter on your behalf until you get the stock and have then sold them to your customer. Repaying the lender then happens over an agreed period of time.
Information
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Brazil Economic Statistics
https://www.brasil.gov.br/
https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/brazil
Banco Central do Brasil
3.39
11.8%
3.7%
6.7%
13.75%
$1,770 billion
$14,800
Brazilian Real
BRL
Upper Middle Income
81/138
96/180
109/190
110/136
Currency in Brazil