Brazil is among the leaders in the global IT market, accounting for 1.9%🌠 of the worldwide sales of hardware, software and IT services in 2016. During the period the country was also the undisputed regional front-runner, responsible for 36.5% of the ...

The agriculture, livestock and fisheries sector in Brazil plays a key roleꦗ in the domestic economy, accounting for 4.7% of total GDP, 24% of tot💖al export value, and 3.7% of total employment in 2016. The GDP of the sector registered a 6.6% y/y ...

The deep economic recession in Brazil in 2016 pushed down the demand for loans and the profitability of the domestic banking system. The value of outstanding loans decreased for the f🤡i𝄹rst time in two decades, by 3.5% y/y to BRL 3.1tn (USD 954bn), ...

Brazಌil is the eighth-largest pharmaceutical market in the world. In 2016, the retail drug market, based on ex-factory prices, rose by 15.5% y/y to BRL 87.2🍸bn, supported by upward price dynamics and steady demand for innovative patented drugs. In ...

The tourism secto𝐆r of Brazil has significant growth potential thanks to the sector-relevant natural resources of the country, which were recognised as th🤡e most abundant in the world in the 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report by the World ...

Insurance proved to be one of the few sectors that are resilient to the deep economic recession in Brazil, marked by stubbornl𒐪y high inflation, eroding job market and falling disposable income. The total insurance premium income in the country rose ...

Brazil is among the global leaders in renewable energy generation, having the world’s largest biomass power capacity, and ranking third and ninth, respectively, in terms of hydropower and wind power capacity at the end of 2016. 🐓During that year ...

Latin America and the Caribbean – one of🦄 the most endowed regions in natural resources on a global scale, has prominent positions in the oil and gas industry. In 2015, the region held about 20% and 4.2% of world’s proven reserves of oil ...

The food and beverage industry is the largest sector of Brazilian manufacturing, accounting for more than a quarter of its value added and about 3% of the country’s GDP in 2016, according to the Brazilian Association of Food Industries (A🍸BIA)🌳. ...

The mining sector plays a key role in Brazilian economy, accounting for 12% of national exports and for more than 5% of the net FDI equity capital inflow in 2015. 🔥Despite the deep recession in the country during the year, marked by a 3.8% y/y drop in ...