RNCOS report on “Opportunities in Brazil Banking Sector” provides extensive research and in-depth analysis of the Brazilian banking sector, their product quality, and their services. This report helps clients to analyze the leading-edge opportunities critical to the success of the banking Industry in Brazil. Detailed data and analysis help investors, financial service providers, and global banking players navigate the evolving market of banks in Brazil.

Key Findings

§ Bank credit to both businesses and households will likely maintain its growing trend during the forecasted period (2007-2011) and Micro-Credit is set to emerge as a huge opportunity area for Brazil banking industry.
§ Bank deposits are forecasted to grow at the CAGR of 6.92% for period spanning 2007-2011, owing to the stabilization of macroeconomic variables and growing confidence in the soundness of the policy framework in Brazilian banking sector.
§ Total bank loans are forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 12.23% for the period spanning 2007-2011. Increasing lending to small and medium-size businesses will be an important driver for this growth.
§ Total banking assets are expected to increase at a CAGR 10.27% for the period spanning 2007-2011, due to increasing foreign banking investments & credit growth.

Key Issues and Facts Analyzed

This research report also addresses the issues and facts that are critical to the success of banking business, such as:

§ What is the position of Brazil banking industry with respect to the world and Latin America banking industry?
§ What are the emerging trends in the Brazil banking industry?
§ What is the future outlook of the banking industry in Brazil in terms of bank deposits, bank loans and bank assets?
§ Extent of foreign penetration in Brazil banking industry?
§ How competitive is the market landscape for banking industry in Brazil?
§ The nature of services driving the Banking Sector in Brazil?
§ What are the various opportunities and challenges of this industry?
§ What are the prospective areas of investment for the banks in the near future?
§ Which factors will lead to the growth of bankcards, loans and deposits in Brazil?

Key Products Analyzed

Key products analyzed are Deposits, Credit Cards, Debit Card, Charge Cards, Loans, ATM facility etc.

Key Players

This section provides an overview, key facts, financials and stock performance of several prominent players including Local Banks like Banco do Brasil, Banco Bradesco S.A, Banco Itau Holding Financeira and Unibanco Holding South America and Foreign Banks like ABN AMRO Holding NV, Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A, HSBC Holdings Plc, Credit Suisse Group and Deutsche Bank AG.

Research Methodology Used

Information Sources
Information has been sourced from namely, books, newspapers, trade journals, and white papers, industry portals, government agencies, trade associations, monitoring industry news and developments, and through access to access to more than 3000 paid databases.

Analysis Methods
The analysis methods include the following: Ratio Analysis, Historical Trend Analysis, Linear Regression Analysis using software tools, Judgmental Forecasting and Cause and Effect Analysis.