by Gabriela | Sep 22, 2019 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Trade Shows, Uruguay
The historic links between the UK and Uruguay are not just evident in utilities, railways or football. Most of the cattle breeds that Uruguayan farmers favour today come from the UK, and nowhere is this link more evident than at agricultural show ExpoPrado. I’ve been...
by Gabriela | Sep 19, 2019 | Argentina, Doing business, Uruguay
Over a year ago, I posted about the duty free shop on the ferry between Argentina and Uruguay. A Twitter favourite, let me share with you some more pictures and reflections of a more recent trip onboard Francisco, the ferry named after the Pope, and its rather...
by Gabriela | Aug 7, 2019 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
The Mercosur-EU agreement, 20 years in the making, is important enough for us to have devoted these last five posts to it. We looked first at the broad picture, then we recapped on what Mercosur actually is and then we looked at the opportunities. Our previous post...
by Gabriela | Aug 7, 2019 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
We devoted the last three posts to the Mercosur/EU trade agreement. We looked first at the broad picture, then we recapped on what Mercosur actually is and then we looked at the opportunities. Let’s look now at the agreement in more detail (source): “The agreement...
by Gabriela | Jul 9, 2019 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
It has been argued that in the UK not enough media attention is being given to the agreement between the EU and Mercosur, the South American trading bloc comprising Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (280 million people). That could be because Britain would be...
by Gabriela | Jul 9, 2019 | Argentina, General, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
We are devoting a series of posts on this blog to give you some down-to-earth thoughts on the recently-signed Mercosur/EU agreement. Our first post gave you some initial thoughts. But what’s Mercosur all about and why should UK companies* be paying attention? Mercosur...
