Taken as a whole, South America is a huge market, but with very large differences at a country level in terms of economic performance and attitude to business. There are 12 individual nations defined by most market commentators as South American - from large players on the world stage, such as Brazil and Argentina, to smaller more regionally defined countries, such as Suriname or Uruguay.In the UK, businesses looking to enter South America these days tend to focus on Brazil. However, all their competitors will be doin.....Read More

Whitefield International associates, Carolina Larramendy and Juliana Velásquez of Globalista, a business consultancy based in  Colombia, give an update on the fastest growing market in Latin America. Colombia is a recurring member of the countries listed as the most promising in terms of economic growth. Experts agree with the great potential presented by the mix of its resources, clear governance and a unified vision by both public and private sector leaders. These experts also agree that in order to benef.....Read More

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a country consisting of seven separate, but connected, emirates has become a must consider location for internationally-minded businesses for the best part of two decades. The country as a whole has been advancing in so many ways in recent times – generally below the radar - a fact missed by many business commentators, who have tended to focus specifically on the stop-start, but hugely impressive, commercial developments in Dubai or the substantial global investments undertaken by.....Read More