The agriculture sector is of paramount importance to the Ecuadorian economy. In 2017, it accounted for 9.3% of the country’s GDP, 43.8% of national exports, 26.1% of formal employment and 20.3% of total FDI 🌠flow. The sector was also one of the ...

Argentina is the third largest power 🍒market in Latin America in terms of total generation (136.5 TWh) and consumption per capita (2,931 kW𒐪h) as of 2017. During the 2010-2017 period, the electric power sector’s GVA in Argentina grew at a CAGR of ...

The year 2017 was stellar for the banking sector of Argentina. In the midst of economic recovery, bank loans and deposits surged by 48.8% and 26.9% y/y, respectively. Alongs♚ide revived household consumptioꦐn, lending activity was boosted by an 11% ...

After the recession of 2015-2016, economic activity started to grow in 2017, although at a tepid pace. The central bank initiated a monetary policy easing cycle in O𝐆ctober 2016 and took rates from 13.75% to 6👍.5% as of October 2018. The economic ...

Chile is a relatively small economy – the 41st largest in the world and the fifth-biggest in Latin America in 2017, according to the World Ban♒k. However, its retail sector is well developed, mature and sophisticated, and in many aspects on par ...

Ecuador is a major player in the oil and gas sector🦩 in Latin America. A member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), in 2017 Ecuador had the third-largest proven oil reserves in the region and was its sixth-biggest oil producer ...

In 2017, written premiums in Colombia rose by 5.5% in real terms and 8% y/y in nominal terms, despite a backdrop of slow economic act𓄧ivity. In comparison, globally the value of written premiums grew by just 1.5% in real terms in 2017, according to a ...

Latin America is well integrated in the global automotive supply chain, being an important manufacturing and export hub for motor vehicles – the legacy of ♚active g💯overnment policies for the development of domestic production and comprehensive ...

Peru is a relevant regional player in the production of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. In 2017, the country was the third-largest producer of long steel in South America, with a 9.7% share in regional output, the fou⭕rth-biggest crude steel ...

The Colombian automotive sector is highly skewed tow✱ards the production of motorcycles. As motorcycles are the preferred mode of transport of the population, the🐻 country has emerged as the second-largest producer of two-wheel motor vehicles in South ...