Construction was one of the sectors most affected by the deep ec⭕onomic recession in Brazil. The construction activity has been declining since 2014, due to the ailing economy, high inflation, restricted credit supply, low governmenꦡt ...

Colombia’s agriculture,♒ livestock, forestry, ꦇhunting and fisheries sector accounted for 6.5% of GDP in 2017 and for 17.3% of total employment in 2017. The government agricultural support programme Colombia Siembra (“Colombia Sows”), ...

In 2017, Mexico was the world’s seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer, with an output of 3.93mn units. Between 2𒐪011 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.𒆙6bn in 2017, Brazil’s chemical 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 me🍰tallic minerals. In 2017, the country ranked second in the world in terms of silver, copper and zinc output, with global shares of 17.2%, 1ꦦ2.4% and 11.2%, respectively. Moreover, it was ...

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

Despite having relatively small arable land area🍸, Chile's agriculture, livestock and fisheries sector is well developed and diversified, making the 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 ꦅlargest country in ꦓthe region 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, inಌ 2016, 26.8% of the fuels consumed in the country were reඣnewable. The main ...