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Real estate and construction
The Real Estate & Construction sector is one of the pillars of the global economy, responsible for meeting the increasing needs of the population for affordable housing and for efficient social, transportation and utility infrastructure. As a labour-intensive industry, it is a major contributor to employment, income generation and social progress. Real Estate & Construction is also an essential element for economic value creation and sustainable growth, as it lays the foundations for the development of virtually all other industries.
Activities associated with Real Estate & Construction are the construction of residential and non-residential buildings, heavy and civil engineering construction, and the related speciality trade contracting activities. It also includes management and leasing of land and properties, real estate brokerage, architectural and engineering services, warehousing and storage activities, and operation of car parks and garages.
Brazil's transport infrastructure sector has seen an influx of private players following several waves of privatisation that began in the late 1990s, and looks set to continue with various actions promoted by the federal government to attract private ...
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Brazil's infrastructure sector has a diverse landscape. While some transport infrastructure sub-sectors, such as road infrastructure, are still dominated by the federal and state governments, others such as the railways have a large participation ...
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Albeit challenging for all nations, the COVID-19 pandemic has been more of a driving force for the infrastructure sector in many Latin American countries than a restraining factor. In most Latin American countries, infrastructure ...
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The COVID-19 outbreak shaped the construction industry in Latin America during 2020. The economy of the four largest markets, namely Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia, contracted significantly over the year. The construction ...
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Construction is one of the main economic sectors of Argentina, accounting for 4.7% of the country’s GDP, 1.4% of total FDI inflows and 5.9% of formal employment in 2015. However, even this considerably underestimates the social importance of ...
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The real state sector plays a sizable role in the Brazilian economy, accounting for about 7.7% of the country's GDP in 2023, although this figure was quite below the 8.4% share registered in 2018. From 2018 to 2023, the real state sector's real GVA ...
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