by Gabriela Castro-Fontoura | May 18, 2021 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Argentina, General
The government in Argentina announced last night (they have a habit of announcing meaningful measures at about 10pm) a ban on beef exports for 30 days. The objective of this measure, they say, is to help contain inflation, which reaches a staggering 50% (ish). The...
by Gabriela | Dec 1, 2019 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
Shortly after announcing the Mercosur-EU trade agreement, the lesser-known but equally important Mercosur-EFTA agreement followed. Businesses in the European Free Trade Association area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland), will soon start benefiting from...
by Gabriela | Dec 1, 2019 | Argentina
Argentina ( * sighs * ) Where do we start? A new government, led by Alberto Fernández, will take office on 10th December. Beyond the hype, the don’t-cry-for-me-Argentina-it-takes-two-to-tango cliché headlines and all that, what does this really mean for overseas...
by Gabriela | Sep 19, 2019 | Argentina, Doing business, Uruguay
Over a year ago, I posted about the duty free shop on the ferry between Argentina and Uruguay. A Twitter favourite, let me share with you some more pictures and reflections of a more recent trip onboard Francisco, the ferry named after the Pope, and its rather...
by Gabriela | Sep 19, 2019 | Argentina, Manufacturing, Trade Shows
One of my favourite sectors to work in is, without doubt, packaging. So when I heard there was a trade show in Buenos Aires to coincide with one of my visits, I didn’t hesitate to pop in and have a look around. I found some interesting competitor information for...
by Gabriela | Aug 12, 2019 | Argentina
A recent BuzzFeed article colourfully comparing UK and US supermarkets got me thinking how supermarkets here in South America differ from those I experienced (and learnt to love) for 13 years in the UK. Inspired by that article and encouraged by colleagues and...
