The local scenario faces some challenges which still condition the macroeconomic performance in 2023 and which will be part of the scene that will welcome the next local government in December. Companies operate within an economic context with a lesser availability of foreign currencies, restrictions on imports, high inflation, and a lower activity compared to that one in previous years. The international context conditions the national scenario, which poses difficulties to the foreign trade, investment rates, exchange- rate situation, public and private financing, and the economic performance in general.