by Gabriela | Sep 16, 2015 | Chile, Doing business, Uruguay
(and why it matters to you) Anyone researching Latin America will soon realise that across tables, rankings, commentary and analysis, there are three countries that, time after time, seem to be grouped rather close together. Those countries are Uruguay, Chile and...
by Gabriela | Apr 1, 2015 | Chile, Uruguay
I know its name might sound slightly, well, weird, but Sodimac is not to be lauged at. A Chilean retail success story, Sodimac is part of the Falabella group, a multilatina conglomerate that is fast expanding across Latin America. I visited Sodimac here in Uruguay...
by Gabriela | Jan 22, 2015 | Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
New year, new start. Well, kind of. It’s still summer here inSouth America and a lot of people are still on holiday. It’s also Carnival next month, so let’s say we’ll start the year in March, ok? Timing aside, what will 2015 bring for South America and what...
by Gabriela | Nov 21, 2014 | Chile, Doing business
Santiago de Chile is a city I always look forward to travelling to on business. Crossing the Andes is the highlight of my two-and-a-half hour flight from Montevideo, but there’s so much to look forward to when I arrive in Chile’s capital. So what is it...
by Gabriela | Sep 10, 2014 | Chile
Believe me, travelling to Santiago de Chile is something I always look forward to. Just over two hours away from Montevideo (where I’ve been based since January 2013), there’s a lot of business to be done in Chile’s efficient capital. However, something that will no...
by Gabriela | Aug 23, 2014 | Chile, Manufacturing
In 2013, Chile joined China and the United Arab Emirates as one of the three top growing export destinations for the UK. Although oil exports have a lot to do with it, food and drink exports also increased. We know of one of the businesses that has something to do...
