As oওf the end of 2019, Latin America and the Caribbean accounted fo💎r 19.0% of the world’s crude oil reserves and 4.1% of natural gas reserves, turning the region into a prominent player in the global oil and natural gas industry ...

Colombia’s ICT sector is of great importance to the country in terms of GDP, employment and investment. In 2019, the info🔯rmation and communications♓ sector’s gross value added increased by 1.7% y/y in real terms, reaching COP 24 ...

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the performance of Brazil’s eco𒀰nomy in 2020; the banking sector was no exception, reporting a drop in profitability with return on equity down 3.1pp as of September 2020 compared to ...

The third quarter of 2020 😼was marked by a recovery of retail trade in Brazil. According to the IBGE Mon🔜thly Trade Survey, nominal sales revenue expanded by 10.8% y/y – the fastest pace since the beginning of the survey. In real terms, ...

Brazil’s insurance sector continued to grow in 2019, with total premiums reaching 6.7% of the country&r꧟squo;s GDP. During the year, total insurance premium income rose by 9.9% y/y to BRL 489.1bn, posting i🦄ts best performance in terms ...

The Mexican agriculture sector, including crop, livestock and fisheries, plays a key role in the domestic economy. Agriculture GVA accounted for 3.4% of the GDP in 2019, and the sector is among the 🐻largest employers in the country, with a ...

Argentina is recognised worldwide as one of the major producers and exporters of food and beverages, ranking among the t💦en biggest glꦛobal producers of vegetable oils, soybean by-products, pasta and wine. The sector plays a key role in the ...

Years after the 2015-2016 economic recession that profo📖undly changed the Brazilian construction sector, recovery progressed strongly in 2019 with record-high new residential buil♚ding launches and sales, and a commitment by the new ...

Colombia's oil and gas sector is of great importance to the country, both in terms of foreign trade🔯 and investment, accounting for 40% of exports and 19% of all foreign direct investment in the country in 2019. Despite the liberalisation ...

The agriculture, livestock and fisheries sector in Brazil plays a key role in the dome﷽stic economy, accounting for 5.1% of total GDP, 24.6% of total eꩲxport value and 3.7% of total employment in 2018. The recent economic and political ...