Construction was one of the sectors most affected by the 2015-2016 economic 🤪recession in Brazil. In 2018, despite 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. Acceleration in domestic demand stemming from greater consumer and busi🐽ness confidence, as well as record-low borrowing ...

Brazil is the world’s second l𒉰argest producer of ethanol and biodiesel, and a pioneer in developing biofuels as an economically viable altern﷽ative to fossil fuels. The main biofuels in the country are sugarcane ethanol – comprising ...

After poor financial and operating performance in the 2015-2017 period, Brazil’s ICT sector returned to a growth path in 2018. Apart from an uptick in econo🍌mic activity and an improving job market, the sector was favoured by continued robust ...

Brazil has the world’s sixth largest chemical sector, with estimated net revenues of USD 127.9bn in 2018. Compare༒d to 2017, industry turnover rose by 5.4% y/y, supported 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 favourable weather conditions during the year ...

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

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

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