As of the end of 2019, Latin America and the C📖aribbean accounted fo﷽r 19.0% of the world’s crude oil reserves and 4.1% of natural gas reserves, turning the region into a prominent player in the global oil and natural gas industry ...

Colombia’s ICT sector is of great importance to the country in terms of GDP, employment and investment. In 2019, the information and communications💧 sector’s gross value added increased by 1.7% y/y in real terms, reaching COP 24 ...

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic influen꧙ced the performance of Brazil’s economy in 2020; the banking sector was no exception, reporting a drop in profitability with return on equity down 3.1pp as of September 2020 compared to ...

The third quarter of 2020 was marked by a recovery of retail trade in Brazil. According to the IBGE Monthly Trade Survey, nominal sales revenue expanded by 10.8% y/y – the 🍬fastest pace since ☂the beginning of the survey. In real terms, ...

Brazil’s insurance sector continued to grow in 2019, with✨ total premiums reaching 6.7% of the country’s GDP. During the year, total insuran𝓡ce premium income rose by 9.9% y/y to BRL 489.1bn, posting its best performance in terms ...

The Mexican agriculture sector, including crop, livestock and fisheries, plays a key role in the domestic economy. Agriculture GVA accounted for 3.4% of the GDP in 2019, and the sector is among the largest employers📖 in the country, with a ...

Argentina is recognised worldwide as one of the major producers and exporters of food and beverages, ranking among the ten biggest global producers of vegeta🐼ble oils, soybea❀n by-products, pasta and wine. The sector plays a key role in the ...

Years after the 2015-2016 economic recession that profoundly changed the Brazilian construction sector, recovery progressed strongly i💜n 2019 with record-high new residential building launches and sales, and a commitment by𒅌 the new ...

Colombia's oil and ꦇgas sector is of great importance to the country, both in terms of foreign trade and investment, accounting for 40% of exports and 19% of all foreign direct investment in the country in 2019. Despite 🌃the liberalisation ...

The agriculture, liv🐲estock and fisheries sector in Brazil plays a key role in the domestic economy, acc🌼ounting for 5.1% of total GDP, 24.6% of total export value and 3.7% of total employment in 2018. The recent economic and political ...