Construction was one of the sectors most affected by the 2015-2016 economic recession in Brazil. In 2018, despi💟te 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 of contraction. A♛cceleration 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 economically viable alternative to fossil fuels. The main biofuels in the c✱ountry are sugarcane ethanol – comprising ...

After poor financial and operating performance in the 2015-2017 period, B💧razil’s ICT sect😼or returned to a growth path in 2018. Apart from an uptick in economic activity and an improving job market, the sector was favoured by continued robust ...

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

The agriculture, livestock and fisheries sector 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 total employment in 2017. The fav꧟ourable weather conditions during the year ...

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

In 2017, Brazil’s economy exited one of the deepest recessions in decades, and retail sales in the country returnඣed 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 companies, mainly from the developed countries, Latin America has been quickly catching 𒐪up in building a domestic pharmaceutical production base and expanding the ...

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