by Gabriela | Apr 17, 2016 | Colombia
Flying last night back to Uruguay, the person next to me on my (yet another great) Avianca flight told me he was coming back from Cali. “It’s our third most important market in Colombia”, he stated, “after Bogotá and Medellín”. He worked for a Swiss company. Cali...
by Gabriela | Jul 29, 2015 | Colombia, Doing business
We recently covered some of the best reasons why you should consider exporting to Colombia. The following 12 pictures from my last three years travelling to Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, might not be what you find in travel guides, but they will give you a few...
by Gabriela | Jul 15, 2015 | Colombia, General
The world is slowly leaving behind its old visions of Colombia and opening up to the idea that Colombia is actually a very good place to export to right now. And there are many reasons why. After a 10-day trip to its capital city, Bogota (and having also been to...
by Gabriela | Apr 23, 2015 | Colombia, Peru
Back in January, I published a post about what to expect in South America in 2015, focusing on the Southern Cone of the continent: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile. Now it’s time to look up North and see what’s in store for Colombia, Peru and Ecuador...
by Gabriela | Mar 6, 2014 | Colombia
The luxury market in Latin America is booming. A continent of 300 million middle-class consumers, with one of the highest inequality levels on the planet, Latin America has a consumer elite that is internationally-minded, boastful and, well, very, very rich. We have...
by Gabriela | Aug 1, 2013 | Colombia
Finally. After so much discussion, it’s here. The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Colombia and the EU takes effect as from today (1st August 2013). This has huge implications for bilateral trade and I personally hope that it will be a call to action for British...