Construction was o🍬ne of the sectors most affected by the 2015-2016 economic recession inꦛ Brazil. In 2018, despite the rebound of the economy, construction activity fell for a fifth year in a row, impaired by a high inventory of residential and ...

In 2018, motor vehicle output and sales in Brazil rose for a second consecutive year, after a prolonged period o🍃f contraction. Acceleration in domestic demand stemming from greater consumer and business confidence, as well as record-low borrowing ...

Brazil is the world’s second largest producer of ethanol and biodiesel, and a pioneer in developing biofuels as an economiꦆcally viable alternative to fossil fuels. The main biofuels in the country are sugarcane ethanol – comprising ...

After poor financial and operating performance in the 2015-2017 period, Brazil’s ICT sector returned to a growth path in 2018. Apart from an uptick in eco🎃nomic activity and an improving job market, the sector was favoured by continued robust ...

Brazil has the world’s sixth largest chemical ✅sector, with estimated net revenues of USD 127.9bn in 2018. Compared to 2017, industry turnover rose by 5.4% y/y, supported by an uptick in activity of the major industrial consumers, upward price ...

The agriculture, livestock and fisheries secto♑r in Brazil plays a key role in the domestic economy, accounting for 4.6% of total GDP, 24.2% of total export value, and 3.8% of tota꧟l employment in 2017. The favourable weather conditions during the year ...

The mining sector plays a key role in the Brazilian economy, accounting for 13% of the tot💦al export value and for 2.4% of the net FDI equity capital inflow in 2017. After two years of recession in the country – marked by a double dip in GDP ...

In 2017, Brazil’s economy exited one of the deepest recessioℱns in decades♚, and retail sales in the country returned to growth, expanding by 2% y/y in volume terms. Several factors supported the turnaround of the sector, including slowing ...

Although the global pharma & healthcare sector is dominated by large multinational compa♚nies, mainly from the developed countries, Latin America has been quickly catching up in building a domestic pharmaceutical production base and expanding the ...

With a share of 19.9% of global proven oil reser⭕ves and 4.4% of those of natural gas as of the end of 2017, the Latin America and the Caribbean region is among the prominent players in the hydrocarbon industry. The region is also 🅷likely to hold ...