Overview

• CAMARCO’s Federal Council met in Paraná and proposed a long-horizon plan to reactivate advanced works, recognize state debts, deploy mixed financing, expand mortgages, improve transparency, and strengthen workforce training.
• The chamber warns that the halt in public works has increased infrastructure debt, citing deteriorated roads, obsolete energy systems, and outdated ports that raise costs and erode competitiveness.
• Leaders report that private projects are also largely stalled, with knock-on effects for employment and the wider productive network.
• INDEC’s ISAC fell 1.8% month over month in July and remains about 21% below November 2023, underscoring a prolonged contraction.
• The Construya index shows construction inputs down 5.5% year over year in August and 8.6% versus July, while consultancy LCG flags worsening prospects due to higher financing costs, election uncertainty, and weak consumption.