by Gabriela | Oct 27, 2014 | Doing business, Uruguay
Current Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has won the presidential elections in Brazil by a very close margin (3%, which is roughly the population of the whole of Uruguay, to put things into perspective). So what does this mean to you? Practically speaking, British...
by Gabriela | Aug 11, 2014 | Doing business, Mercosur, Uruguay
Shopping in Montevideo It’s no secret that I’m rather fond of “retail research” or, as most people call it, shopping. And whenever I travel around South America, those of you who follow me on twitter (as well as our newsletter and blog readers) can have a glimpse for...
by Gabriela | Aug 6, 2014 | Doing business, Uruguay
Every export market is different. And when you return to your home country after 13 years abroad, you seem to develop a knack for spotting the singularities of a new (old) market. Take Uruguay, for example, and think just about the way in which people pay for what...
by Gabriela | May 6, 2014 | Doing business, Uruguay
World Cup madness is here, there’s no doubt about it. I walk into a supermarket here in Montevideo (Uruguay) and this is what I see: So I buy one of these friendly figurines (or two)… … and then look at the back and… … surprise!...
by Gabriela | Apr 11, 2014 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
That’s a million dollar question. We’re going to focus today on what matters most about Mercosur to British exporters: the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). So, what’s up with the Mercosur-EU FTA? Diplomacy aside, I’d say: not much. Let me...
by Gabriela | Mar 27, 2014 | Energy, mining & infrastructure, Uruguay
Uruguay is at very early stages in oil exploration. So you don’t need to rush here yet… or do you? The big companies involved to-date include BP, Total, Tullow Oil, BG and Shell (Petrobras pulled out due to strategic reasons). We are already on Round II (click...
