Unibanco in 2004 raised over US$1.1 billion in funds with correspondent banks.
The volume of US$1.3 billion in trade lines with 26 export-promoting agencies
and multilaterals was expressive. Some joint credit programs stood out: a ¥2
billion facility and another for US$20 million with Japan Bank for International
Cooperation (JIBC); US$10 billion with the Export-Import Bank of India (India
Eximbank); and a Master Guarantee Agreement with the Export-Import Bank of the
United States, to guarantee the credit risk of small and medium Brazilian companies
importing American goods.
These agreements increase the funds available to finance Brazilian imports
and consolidate Unibanco's leadership in the domestic market of intermediation
of loan facilities from multilateral agencies and foreign governmental trade
foment agencies.
