April 24 (Reuters) - Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social BNDES:
* BRAZIL’S DEVELOPMENT BANK BNDES SAYS LOAN DISBURSEMENTS FELL 26 PERCENT IN Q1 TO 11.2 BILLION REAIS
* BRAZIL’S DEVELOPMENT BANK BNDES SAYS LOAN APPROVALS INCREASED 11 PERCENT IN Q1 TO 16 BILLION REAIS
* BRAZIL’S DEVELOPMENT BANK BNDES SAYS 54 PERCENT OF DISBURSEMENTS WERE FOR SMALL AND MIDDLE SIZED COMPANIES IN Q1 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Reporting by Carolina Mandl)