Construction was one of the sectors most affected by the deep economic recession in Brazil. The construction activity has been declining s🎐ince 2014, due to the ailing economy⛄, high inflation, restricted credit supply, low government ...

Colombia’s agriculture, livestock, forestry, hunting and fisheries sector accounted for 6.5% of GDP in 2017 and for 17.3% of total employment in 2017. The government agricul🐓tural support programme Colombia Siembra (“Colombia Sows”), ...

In 2017, Mexico was the world’s seventh-largeᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚst vehicle manufacturer, with an output of 3.93mn units. Between 2011 a♌nd 2017, the domestic vehicle production surged by a cumulative 46%, propelled by two factors: the increasing exports ...

With estimated net revenues of USD 119.6bn in 2017, Brazil’s chemical sector was the eighth largest in the world and the leader in Latin America. Compared to 2016, the industry’s turnover rose by 9.5% y/y, as𝕴 the uptick in ...

Peru is among the leading global players in the production of metallic mi🃏nerals. In 201﷽7, the country ranked second in the world in terms of silver, copper and zinc output, with global shares of 17.2%, 12.4% and 11.2%, respectively. Moreover, it was ...

Over the 2014-20🍰16 period, the automotive industry of Argentina experienced a sharp drop in production and sales, afte♈r a robust expansion between 2003 and 2013. Several factors contributed to this downward trend: the contraction of the ...

Despite having relatively small arable land area, Chile'sꦅ agriculture, livestock and fisheries sector is well developed and diversified, making the country a key global player in so♍me segments such as grapes, apples, blueberries, walnuts, ...

 Colombia is the fourt𝓰h-largest economy in Latin America in terms of nominal GDP, and the third la🍷rgest country in the region by population, with 48.7mn people as of December 2016. Over the period 2011-2016, the trade sector performed well, with ...

Despite ranking among the ten largest global economies and being responsible for more than half of South Amer♛ica’s GDP in 2016, according to October 2017 estimates by the IM🐎F, Brazil has the most inadequate infrastructure of the ...

Brazil is among the global leaders in renewable energy and a pioneer in developing biofuels as an economically viable alternative to fossil fuels. Notably, in 2016, 26.8% of the fuelsꦇ consumed in the country were renewable. The main ...