Construction was one of the sectors m൩ost affected by the deep economic recession in Brazil. The construction activity has been deꩲclining since 2014, due to the ailing economy, high inflation, restricted credit supply, low government ...

Colombia’s agriculture, li🎃vestock, forestry, hunting and fisheries sector accounted for 6.5% of GDP in 2017 and for 17.3% of total employment in 2017. The government ౠagricultural support programme Colombia Siembra (“Colombia Sows”), ...

In 2017, Mexico was the woไrld’s seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer, with an output of 3.93mn units. Between 2011 🤪and 2017, the domestic vehicle production surged by a cumulative 46%, propelled by two factors: the increasing exports ...

With estimated net revenues of USD 119.6bn in 2017, Brazil’s che♒mical sector was the eighth largest in the world and the leader in Latin America. Compared to 2016, the industry’s turnover rose by 9.5% y/y, as the uptick in ...

Peru is among 🙈the leading global💖 players in the production of metallic minerals. In 2017, the country ranked second in the world in terms of silver, copper and zinc output, with global shares of 17.2%, 12.4% and 11.2%, respectively. Moreover, it was ...

Over the 2014-2016 period, the automotive industry of Argentina experienced a sharp drop in production and sales, after a robust expansion between 2003 and 2013. Several factors contributed to this d෴ownward trend: the contraction of the ...

Despite having relatively small arable land area, Chile's agrไiculture, livestock and fisheries sector is well developed and diversified, making the꧙ country a key global player in some segments such as grapes, apples, blueberries, walnuts, ...

 Colombia is the fourth-largest economy in Latin America in terms of nominal GDP, and the third largest country in the re🔴gion by population, with 48.7mn people as of December 2016. Over the period 2011-2016, the trade sector performed well, with ...

Despite ranking among the ten largest global economies and being responsible for more than half of South America’s GDP in 2016, according to October 2017 estimates by🐠 the IMF, Brazil has the most inadequate infrastructure of the ...

Brazil is among the global 💟leaders in renewable energy and a pioneer in developing biofuels as an economically viable alternative to fossil fuels. Notably, in 2016, 26.8% of the fuels consumed in the&🐟nbsp;country were renewable. The main ...