by Gabriela | Sep 20, 2017 | Manufacturing, Mercosur, Uruguay
Ella’s Kitchen is a popular British baby food brand, starting to spread into Uruguay. They specialise in turning simple and natural ingredients into a delicious and nutritive baby food, focusing not only on the taste but on children’s five senses; the stimulating...
by Gabriela | Aug 30, 2017 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Uruguay
You might remember that back in May we shared an opportunity from Uruguay’s British Embassy, inviting UK companies to explore the Uruguayan market and find new partners? I was invited to present at the event – so here’s a report on how it went. After the morning...
by Gabriela | Jul 1, 2017 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Doing business, Mercosur, Uruguay
Many UK companies contact us with one very clear question: how can I benefit from a free trade zone in South America? We have covered this elsewhere, but it is wonderful to have the opportunity to visit one of these somehow mysterious places and actually understand...
by Gabriela | Jun 22, 2017 | Doing business, General, Uruguay
Earlier this year, I wrote about PPPs in Uruguay and asked the question: are they totally doomed? Then I said to watch this space – and here’s why. Martin Finnigan, a PPP expert from Scotland and Director at Caledonian Economics in Edinburgh (where I had the pleasure...
by Gabriela | May 8, 2017 | Uruguay
The British Embassy in Montevideo is organising a 4-day market visit for UK exporters to Uruguay in September. But why visit this rather small country, seen as quite remote, and apparently little known by UK exporters? And what can you really get out in just four...
by Gabriela | Apr 7, 2017 | Software & fintech, Uruguay
We are delighted to welcome Sebastián Olivera to our blog, one of the organisers of Montevideo FinTech Forum. We ask him why FinTech is a big deal in Uruguay and the region, and why you should think about this event if you’re part of the global fintech world…...
