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...
by Gabriela | Aug 12, 2019 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Argentina, Trade Shows
Results from Argentina’s primaries were out today and, if the October elections are to be based on them, we are in for a return of a government that really wasn’t particularly fond of its agricultural sector. And the sentiment was most certainly...
by Gabriela | Aug 7, 2019 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
The Mercosur-EU agreement, 20 years in the making, is important enough for us to have devoted these last five posts to it. We looked first at the broad picture, then we recapped on what Mercosur actually is and then we looked at the opportunities. Our previous post...
by Gabriela | Aug 7, 2019 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
We devoted the last three posts to the Mercosur/EU trade agreement. We looked first at the broad picture, then we recapped on what Mercosur actually is and then we looked at the opportunities. Let’s look now at the agreement in more detail (source): “The agreement...
