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Initiative announced during the BNDES 74th anniversary event foresees financing of about R$ 340 million to provide 85,000 electric bicycles, mainly to app delivery workers, with a discount on purchase and a leasing alternative for R$ 67 per week.
The BNDES announced this Monday (22) a financing line of about R$ 340 million to provide 85,000 electric bicycles, mainly aimed at app delivery workers. The contract for the initiative will be signed later this Monday.
The proposal offers a discount for professionals who choose to purchase the vehicle. There will also be a leasing option, with a weekly payment of R$ 67, as explained by the bank’s president, Aloizio Mercadante.
BNDES bets on electric bicycles for delivery workers
Mercadante stated that the measure could increase workers’ earnings and improve delivery quality. The announcement took place during the seminar celebrating BNDES’s 74th anniversary.
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The event was attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and other federal government authorities. The bank did not detail, in the material released, the complete rules for accessing the financing.
Bank announces resources for reforestation in the Amazon
In addition to electric bicycles, BNDES announced it will finance R$ 8.2 billion for the planting of 342 million native trees in the Amazon.
The estimate presented is that the project will remove from the atmosphere an amount of carbon equivalent to three years of emissions from the vehicle fleet of the city of São Paulo.
Assets reach R$ 1.15 trillion
Mercadante also announced that the institution’s assets reached R$ 1.15 trillion on May 31. Previously, they were at the level of R$ 650 billion.
Finally, R$ 140 billion were announced for investments in the New Industry Brazil, in partnership with Finep, mainly in the areas of fertilizers and agricultural machinery.
What do you think of the proposal to finance electric bicycles for delivery workers? Comment if the weekly amount of R$ 67 can facilitate access to the vehicle, improve these professionals’ routine, and make deliveries more efficient in cities.
With information from CNN Brasil.
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