As of the end of 2019, Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for 19.0% of the world’s crude oil reserves and 4.1% of natural gas reserves, turning the region into a prominent ꦍplayer 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 i🐠nformation and communications sector’s gross value added increased by 1.7% y/y i🌌n real terms, reaching COP 24 ...

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the performance of Brazil’s economy in 2020; the banking sector was noꦏ exception, reporting a drop in profitability wi♏th 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 Monthly 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’s GDP. During the year, total insurance premium income rose by 9𒀰.9% y/y to BRL 489.1bn, posting its 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, an𒅌d 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 ten biggest global 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 profoundly changed the Brazilian construction sec🌌tor, recovery progressed strongly in 2019 with record-high new residentialꦦ building 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 domestic economy, accounting for 5.1% of total GDP, 24.6% of total export🌄 value and 3.7% of total employment in 2018. The recent economic and political ...