by Gabriela | Mar 23, 2018 | Chile, Energy, mining & infrastructure
When I was in Durham last month speaking at a DiT/North East Chamber of Commerce event on Latin America, I met Andy Fuller, who works in the oil and gas industry as a consultant “assisting clients with both code and regulatory compliance as well as integrity...
by Gabriela | May 26, 2017 | Energy, mining & infrastructure
One of the things that surprises European travellers (including those on business) in Latin America is the lack of trains. But in the last four years, since I relocated back to South America, I see the terms “railways” and “Latin America” brought together more and...
by Gabriela | Oct 2, 2016 | Energy, mining & infrastructure, Uruguay
Uruguay is to invest up to USD 400m in infrastructure work, reported El País last week. Between 2016 and 2107, Uruguay’s “Transport and Public Works” Minister, Víctor Rossi, estimates that around 132 infrastructure projects will take place involving 5,857km of...
by Gabriela | Sep 18, 2016 | Energy, mining & infrastructure, Peru, Trade Shows
If Peru is one of the South American countries with the highest forecast GDP growth for this year (IMF), then understanding its mining sector, key to its economy, is critical for exporters. Mining not only demands diggers, helmets, drills and engineers, it is also a...
by Gabriela | Jul 3, 2016 | Energy, mining & infrastructure, Uruguay
Last week, Uruguayan national newspaper El Observador published a very interesting article in its Café y Negocios business supplement about wind energy in Uruguay. Basically, the country has seen enormous growth in its supply of wind energy in the last ten years, and...
by Gabriela | Apr 30, 2016 | Chile, Energy, mining & infrastructure, Trade Shows
Mining is a sector worth looking into if you’re (thinking about) exporting to Latin America. That will be obvious if you’re already established in the UK and across other export markets as a supplier to this sector, but it can be less obvious if you’re not used to...
