by Gabriela | Nov 6, 2017 | Argentina, Doing business, Paraguay, Uruguay
An interview – and real-life examples! We have covered free trade zones in this blog before. This time, we are going straight to the point: we ask Rodolfo Faccini (*) in Uruguay about the real benefits of using these zones and we ask him for real-life examples...
by Gabriela | Aug 8, 2016 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
Mercosur is complex – so where do we start? Let’s bring it back to basics and see if it makes sense to UK and other exporters looking into South America. Why do exporters start thinking about Mercosur? From my experience, there are three main reasons why overseas...
by Gabriela | Jul 13, 2016 | Paraguay
My (very smart) Dutch colleague Petra Benes summed Paraguay up so perfectly: “a country for pioneers”, she said. There are export markets that are you first pick. Latin America might come in your second or third wave of exporting. And within Latin America, Paraguay...
by Gabriela | Jul 12, 2016 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Paraguay
“Paraguay is the world’s largest exporter of organic sugar, second largest producer and exporter of stevia, sixth largest soy producer, and seventh largest beef exporter.” (US government country guide) Paraguay might not be the first country in South...
by Gabriela | Jun 21, 2015 | Paraguay, Uruguay
If you are currently doing business with South America, you will know that the Copa America is taking place in Chile. During the recent Uruguay v Paraguay match, I tweeted a few facts about these often mixed-up countries, and one reader suggested putting these...
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...
