by Gabriela | Jul 18, 2013 | Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
There seems to be a pattern here. For three of the last four clients (all from the UK) I have been working with, I have focused on some combination of three Latin American countries: Chile, Colombia and Peru. And this is no coincidence. Despite the allure of Mexico...
by Gabriela | Oct 23, 2012 | Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Trade Shows, Uruguay
I was delighted when Farrah Rose, one of the UK’s leading experts in international franchising and trainer to franchising associations and UKTI offered me the opportunity to present at an “International Franchising Master Class” in London on opportunities in Latin...
by Gabriela | Jun 27, 2012 | Chile, Colombia, Doing business
A year ago we blogged about the potential for luxury British consumer brands in Latin America (click here). Since then, the market has kept growing and attracting attention from businesses and analysts. I was recently contacted by a market research agency launching a...
by Gabriela | Jun 7, 2012 | Chile, Colombia, Peru
“Alianza del Pacífico”, or Pacific Alliance, brings together Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico in a rather unique trading bloc. As opposed to Mercosur (the bloc formed by Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay), the very newly-established Pacific Alliance believes in...
by Gabriela | Jun 23, 2011 | Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Doing business, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
The Copa América, the football tournament that brings together all South American national teams, starts on 1st July in Argentina. Ten South American nations will be represented as well as Mexico and Costa Rica (Japan had to pull out). We have chosen just one...