by Gabriela Castro-Fontoura | Mar 22, 2021 | Doing business, Energy, mining & infrastructure, General, Manufacturing, Mercosur, Uruguay
In a recent blog post, I controversially mentioned that I have a weakness for cable cleats and I must explain myself before you think I’m (way too) weird. It all started about 9 years ago when I visited Ellis Patents in Rillington (near Malton in North Yorkshire) – I...
by Gabriela Castro-Fontoura | May 24, 2020 | Energy, mining & infrastructure, General
In a recent post, we showed that Latin Americans are some of the least happy with their infrastructure in the world. The question is, are we right to be so upset? The short answer is, yes. In Americas Quarterly, Eric Parrado has summed up the situation: “For starters,...
by Gabriela Castro-Fontoura | Feb 23, 2020 | Energy, mining & infrastructure
We’ve been discussing lots of stats here. This month we covered internet speed and last month we looked at prosperity, apart from posting on LinkedIn about how to use stats when researching export markets. We rather like sharing all these stats and sources with...
by Gabriela Castro-Fontoura | Feb 23, 2020 | Doing business, Energy, mining & infrastructure
We have covered a wide range of stats about Latin America on our blog. Last month we discussed a prosperity index and we even posted about how to use stats when researching export markets on LinkedIn. This month we are also discussing infrastructure here. What stats...
by Gabriela | May 2, 2018 | Argentina, Energy, mining & infrastructure
I was in Buenos Aires recently (family trip this time) and, straight from the moment I left the ferry terminal (did you see my post on the duty free aboard?) I was surprised by the fervent public works activity. I mean, we hear every day about infrastructure...
by Gabriela | May 1, 2018 | Chile, Energy, mining & infrastructure
It’s always fun visiting a trade show three times: not enough times for it to bore you, but still enough times to feel familiar with it, and to watch how it evolves over the years. ExpoMin is one of the best mining trade shows in Latin America, and I have...
