LatinNews Daily - 17 September 2018

* Brazil’s national statistics institute (IBGE) has reported that activity the country’s services sector contracted by 2.2% in July compared to June this year, when it grew by 4.8% following a sharp contraction in May, a consequence of the eleven-day lorry drivers’ strike that brought the country to a standstill. The services sector shrank by 0.3% year-on-year in July, the fifth consecutive contraction according to IBGE, and overall has shrunk by 0.8% in January-July this year.

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