With the country back on the growing track, in December, the industry showed its highest level of trust since November 2012. In practice, more optimism is the first step for businesspeople to invest more and create more jobs in the country.

According to the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), trust by entrepreneurs grew 1.8 points in the last month of the year, reaching 58.3 points. The data was collected by CNI itself and was published this Monday (18).

This indicator is similar to a thermometer and the higher the score, the greater the confidence. December was the fourth month on the row in which the indicator remained above 50 points.

According to the entity, the data shows that entrepreneurs began to see a stronger improvement in the scenario, particularly in the conditions for doing business in the country. This improvement in the industry's prospects is explained in part, by the measures adopted by the government to reorganise the country's economy.