by Gabriela | Apr 4, 2013 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Uruguay
OK. Maybe Uruguay is not the “big country” you imagined I would write about, but with an area bigger than that of England and Wales combined, it is no small country. What makes the country big, what makes it punch above its weight (apart from a statistically unusually...
by Gabriela | Mar 7, 2013 | Energy, mining & infrastructure, Uruguay
When you think of oil & gas, you probably don’t think of Uruguay. And neither did I until yesterday, when I attended an event to hear the BP general manager for Uruguay (in post for only a few weeks). Uruguay has a great tradition of doing business with Britain...
by Gabriela | Feb 2, 2013 | Doing business, Software & fintech, Uruguay
One of the things that always surprises me in Uruguay is how monetised the economy is. Basically, cash is king. Without going into an analysis of retail banking penetration (let me recommend you some recent research by BBVA here), just by talking to people, you can...
by Gabriela | Jan 28, 2013 | Doing business, Uruguay
Hello from sunny Uruguay! This is our first blog from our new location in South America and it compiles random yet useful (I hope!) reflections from my recent move back to Montevideo, after 13 years of living in the UK. These thoughts are particularly aimed at British...
by Gabriela | Nov 23, 2012 | Mercosur, Uruguay
A few weeks ago Clarks Shoes, one of Britain’s most iconic brands (who hasn’t owned a pair?) announced the launch of the brand in Uruguay. Interestingly, not through a distribution model or through their own store. As we have emphasised in our blog, Latin America...
by Gabriela | Oct 23, 2012 | Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Trade Shows, Uruguay
I was delighted when Farrah Rose, one of the UK’s leading experts in international franchising and trainer to franchising associations and UKTI offered me the opportunity to present at an “International Franchising Master Class” in London on opportunities in Latin...
