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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.
Construction is the sixth largest economic sector in Colombia, accounting for 6.3% of the country’s GDP, 5.8% of total FDI inflow and 7.2% of formal employment in 2019. However, due to its stagnation in the last three years ...
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After being hit by one of the worst economic recessions in its history in 2015 and 2016, Brazil has started to gradually recover in 2017, achieving a mild GDP growth of 1.2% in average during the 2017- 2019 period. However, the infrastructure sector, ...
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In 2018, the construction sector accounted for 7.6% of Mexico’s GDP, 5% of total FDI inflow and 8.1% of formal employment. Over the 2013-2018 period, the construction sector expanded its GVA at a CAGR of 1.3% in real terms, with the main growth ...
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Construction is the sixth largest economic sector in Colombia, accounting for 6.5% of the country’s GDP, 5.9% of total FDI inflow and 6.7% of formal employment in 2018. Over the 2013-2018 period, the construction sector expanded its GVA at a ...
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In 2018, the real estate sector emerged as one of the driving forces of the Brazilian economy, expanding its gross value added by 3.1% y/y, well above the country’s GDP growth of 1.1%. This was largely attributable to a rapid recovery of the ...
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Between 2014 and 2016, Brazil went through one of the biggest economic crises of its history, recovering only in 2017, gradually growing at an average rate of 1.1% between 2017 and H1 2018. The infrastructure sector was hit particularly hard by the ...
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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 ...
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Mexico’s construction sector had a lacklustre performance over the period 2012-2017, with its GVA rising at a CAGR of 0.9%. Among the main impediments to the sector’s growth was a change of government policy on housing development in 2013 ...
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Construction is the sixth-largest economic sector in Colombia, accounting for 6.8% of the country’s GDP, 3% of total FDI inflow and 6.3% of formal employment in 2017. Over the 2012-2016 period, the construction sector emerged as one of the main ...
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Construction was one of the sectors most affected by the deep economic recession in Brazil. The construction activity has been declining since 2014, due to the ailing economy, high inflation, restricted credit supply, low government ...
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