Archive for May 22nd, 2008

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Uruguay: Key Property Markets

Posted by Dave
May 22, 2008

I was pleasantly surprised by my first visit to Montevideo, over the last 10 days in April. The city is charming and delightful. Maybe what a Spanish city like Valencia was like 30 years ago. Someplace I could spend the next 30 years – living in.
via Nubricks
Uruguay offers investment opportunities in 3 main markets…
Uruguay is [...]

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Indian edible oil firms head for Latin America

Posted by Dave
May 22, 2008

Met Martin O’Farrell on my visit to Argentina last month. Great guy – lots of opportunities for future collaboration.
via IndianExpress
Indian entrepreneurs will soon become farmers in Latin America. About 14 producers of vegetable oils, including Gujarat Ambuja, KS Oil, Liberty Oil, Pranab Agro and Betul Oil, have formed a consortium to acquire 10,000 hectares of [...]

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Corporate volunteers reaching worldwide

Posted by Dave
May 22, 2008

Cultures differ in their approach to tasks, time and relationships among other things. Not having an understanding of cultural differences makes for painful business interactions.
via The Boston Globe
Ask John Leiter, who came back a changed man from three months in Uruguay in 2006 under Ernst & Young’s corporate social responsibility fellows program. A Boston-based senior [...]

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Why are food prices rising?

Posted by Dave
May 22, 2008

According to Nestle, Demand for dairy products in India will triple in the next 3 years!
FT.com multimedia feature
Food prices have been rising steadily in the past few months and the effects are being felt globally. As agricultural commodities such as wheat and dairy trade at record highs, some governments, such as Russia, are implementing price [...]