As is described in detail in Trade Trend Estimates: Latin America and the Caribbean (2018), Latin American exports grew by around 13% in 2017, a sharp acceleration in comparison with the 3.3% drop of the previous year. This rate of growth outstripped that of global exports and marks the end of a period of almost four consecutive years of contraction. Total LAC exports in 2017 … [Read more...] about How Sustainable is the Latin American Trade Recovery?
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Selling to supermarkets and international distributors
Food producers from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have an opportunity to start exporting the healthy, organic foods and beverages that currently in fashion all over the world. Gluten-free or kosher snacks are another attractive new niche. But producers wanting to conquer these export markets need to be prepared. Global experts gave us tips and pointers during the LAC … [Read more...] about Selling to supermarkets and international distributors
The Challenge of Market Competition in the Digital Era
Following 25 months of uninterrupted contraction, exports of goods from Latin American and the Caribbean are growing again. After shrinking by 3.3% in 2016, cumulative growth between January and June 2017 was 13.2%. Similarly, exports of services, which had already picked up in 2016, grew by 9.7% in the first quarter according to the Trade and Integration Monitor 2017, a recent … [Read more...] about The Challenge of Market Competition in the Digital Era
Korea and LAC: New Frontiers in the Asia-Latin American Relationship
[gdlr_notification icon="icon-flag" type="color-background" background="#fbb034" color="#ffffff"]The most important business forum between Korea and Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Seoul on October 23 and 24. Inter-American Development Bank authorities, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the Korean Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and Eximbank … [Read more...] about Korea and LAC: New Frontiers in the Asia-Latin American Relationship
How to Become an Entrepreneur without Neglecting Your Professional Life
The founders of the Peruvian firm Brilliant Foods are friends and partners. They are both professionals: Aurelio del Solar is a marketing specialist and Sebastián Arrieta is a physician. Without setting these careers aside, they have started a company to export superfoods. They managed to close a deal with a Russian buyer through one of the business rounds organized by … [Read more...] about How to Become an Entrepreneur without Neglecting Your Professional Life