Colombia’s economy is largely dependent on the exploration of hydrocarbon resources. The sector𒉰 is traditionally the leading recipient𒐪 of foreign direct investment, with a share of 22.5% of total inflow to the country in 2017. It is also the ...

Between 2008 and 2017, Brazil’s oil output expanded at a strong CAGR of 4.2%, outperforming most of the top ten large🐼st crude producers in the world. As a result, in 2017, the country ranked 10th g🥃lobally in terms of production volume with a 3% ...

Argentina is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of food and beverages, ranking among the ten biggest producers of vegetable oils, soybean by-products, pasta and wine on a global scale. The food and𝓰 beverage sector has a key ...

Construction is the sixth-largest economic sector in Colombia, accounting for 6.8% of the country’s GDP, 3% of total FDI inflow and 6.3% of formal employment in 2017. Over the 2012-2016 period♔, the construction sector emerged as one of the main ...

The performance of the Colombian transportation sector is closely linked to the country’s overall economic performance. In 2016 and 2017 the GVA of thꦕe sector remained almost flat following the slowdown of economic activity in✱ the country. ...

Agriculture is one of the key economic sectors of Mexico, accounting for 3.4% of the country’s GDP, 13.4% of formal employment and 4.6% of national exports in 2017. Moreover, the sector was one o🐬f the main driving forces of the economy in 2017, ...

With an output of 34.4mn tonnes, Brazil was the world’s ninth-largest crude steel manufacturer and its fifth-b𓄧iggest n🌊et steel exporter in 2017. The country also plays a central role in the global non-ferrous metals processing sector, being the ...

In 2017, Colombia’s banking sector continued to demonstrate resilience to tepid GDP growth, posting annual growth rates of 9% and 6% for tot▨al loans and total assets (mea𓃲sured in COP) respectively. In particular, mortgage loans experienced ...

Argentina is among the top 20 pharmaceutical markets globally, ranking third in Latin America, with estimated drug retail sales of USD 6.1bn in 2017. The country also features a large and ageing p♏opulation, a relatively developed public health system ...

In 2017, Chile was the world’s leadiꦰng copper mine producer with a 27.🍬2% share in global output, the second-biggest molybdenum mine producer with 20.4%, and the sixth-largest producer of silver, with 5.3%. Mining is the third-largest economic ...