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 3, 2016 | Energy, mining & infrastructure, Uruguay
Last week, Uruguayan national newspaper El Observador published a very interesting article in its Café y Negocios business supplement about wind energy in Uruguay. Basically, the country has seen enormous growth in its supply of wind energy in the last ten years, and...
by Gabriela | Apr 25, 2016 | Doing business, Uruguay
As always, it was a pleasure attending the newest and best-yet edition of Itau MoWeek, probably Uruguay’s most famous fashion event. But even if you aren’t in the fashion or beauty industries, there’s a lot to be learnt from this event about...
by Gabriela | Mar 30, 2016 | Doing business, Manufacturing, Uruguay
Darren Snow is currently Business Development Manager at Strainstall, part of James Fisher and Sons plc. We got in touch because of our common interest in Uruguay, and we were delighted when Darren accepted to write for us and share some of his very impressive...
by Gabriela | Mar 26, 2016 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Trade Shows, Uruguay
Two UK manufacturing clients were the inspiration I needed to drive three hours to Soriano and explore Expoactiva, the agricultural show with possibly the best reputation in Uruguay. It’s not the biggest, the Expo Prado beats it on size and duration, but I’ve heard...
by Gabriela | Feb 10, 2016 | Uruguay
It’s exactly three years since I arrived back in Uruguay after 13 years in the UK. An “interesting” process at times (if you’re not fully conversant with British English, that means it’s been occasionally a real nightmare) but a hugely positive move overall. Uruguay...
