Banco Do Brasil To Float Water, Energy Funds

State-owned Banco do Brasil is planning to launch three new funds to invest in the fields of water, renewable energy and homebuilding.

State-owned Banco do Brasil is planning to launch three new funds to invest in the fields of water, renewable energy and homebuilding, Bloomberg reports. One of the proposed funds will focus on publicly-traded water companies both in Brazil and abroad.

The second fund will target domestic renewable energy companies and the third will focus on commercial real estate. The funds are expected to be launched by August 2011.

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