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 role in the domestic economy, accounting for 4.7% o꧋f total GDP, 24% of total export value, and 3.7% of total employment in 2⛄016. 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 first time in two decades, by 3.5% y/y ꦆto BRL 3.1tn (USD 954bn), ...

Brazil 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 87.2bn, supported by upward♛ price dynamics and steady demand for innovative patented drugs. In ...

The tourism sector of Brazil has significant growth potential thanks to the sector-relevant natural resources of the country, which were recognised as the most abundant in the world i🃏n 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 econ🅘omic recession in Brazil, marked by stubbornly high inflation, eroding job market and falling disposable income. The total insurance prem🀅ium income in the country rose ...

Brazil is among the global leaders in renewable energy generation, having the world&rsquo💦;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 ꧑– 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 ꩵFood Industries (ABIA). ...

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. Desp🅺ite the deep recession in the country during the year, marked by a 3.8% y/y drop in ...