Estudos econômicos no BNDE

Abstract

The author describes the guiding principles used in the reorganization of the BNDE's Economic Department and the concept in accordance to which the Department's activities are conducted. He explains that the activity of official bank for development may complement investments made spontaneously and may also be of a pioneering and promotional nature. For this purpose, it is essential for the BNDE to know the rate and trend of investments, both public and private. He adds that economic programming is likewise a basic prerequisite for a rational development process which is more rapid and socially more equitable and less costly. Such programming provides guide lines for economic policy, indicating probable or possible outcomes and alternative action to those whith decision-making responsibility. He then describes the new organization for the BNDE's Economic Department approved during 1963 and which includes a Documentation Sector and the following Technical Divisions: Sectorial Studies, Programming, Regional Studies, and Statistical and Actuarial Studies.

L'auteur expose les principes qui ont regi la restructuration du Departement Economique de la Banque et la conception qui oriente les activites de ce Departement. Il affirme que Pactivite d'une banque publique de developpement pent se presenter comme un complement des investissements qui se font spontenement, mais elle peut avoir aussi un caractere pionnier ou promoteur de nouvelles entreprises. La Banque doit, par consequent, connaitre le rytlune et Porientation des investissements prives et publics. II ajoute que la programmation economique est a in base de n'importe quel processus de developpement rationnel plus juste du point de vue social et moins couteux. Cette programmation fournit des lignes d'une politique a suivre, indique les resultats probabies ou possibles ainsi que des alternatives d'action it ceux qui detiennent le pouvoir de decision. II decrit ensuite la nouvelle structure du Department Economique approuvee en 1963 et qui possede depuis lors un Secteur de Documentation et les Divisions techniques it suivre: Etudes Sectorielles, Programmation, Etudes Regionales, Statistique et Etudes Actuarielles.