Costa Rica is one of Latin America’s most stable countries – its population of just under 5 million has an open economy that is focussed on agriculture, industrial production, services, and tourism.
There are many well known UK businesses that are now established over there, including AstraZeneca, Glaxosmithkline, and Land Rover.
So if you’re planning on exporting to Costa Rica, here’s everything you need to know…
With a population of 48 million people, Colombia is the third largest country in Latin America, and it’s economy is the 28th largest in the world.
The UK has recorded investments of around £11 billion in Colombia since the turn of the millennium and is the country’s second largest investor, after the United States.
And although still relatively small, UK exports to Colombia increased by 126% between 2009 and 2012 and the total UK exports of goods to Colombia reached £303 million in 2012.
The UK’s main exports to Colombia include:
So there are definite investment opportunities out there and the structure is in place for UK businesses to make a go of it in this South American powerhouse.
Business is booming in China – in the last three decades it has grown to become the world’s largest economy, and this presents a huge opportunity for UK businesses thinking of exporting to China.
Jaguar Land Rover is currently the UK’s biggest export to China, and if you’d like to join it and become one of the many UK companies doing business in China, here’s all you need to know…
The UK exported over £1.5 billion of goods and services to Chile in 2013, and is the country’s sixth largest foreign investor. And despite Chile having a relatively small population – its 17.95 million inhabitants make it the sixth most populated country in South America – it is the UK’s second largest export destination on that continent.
Canada has many cultural, historic, and linguistic links with the UK, and it is the UK’s 16th largest export market for goods.
The UK is Canada’s sixth largest source of goods imports and second largest services trading partner, and the latest export figures show UK goods and service exports to Canada were worth £7.5 billion in 2013.
It seems Bulgaria is a good place to do business – A T Kearny, the global management consultant firm, ranks ninth in the world and number one in Europe as an outsourcing destination, the World Bank put it a 38 for ease of doing business, while Bloomberg places it as the sixth best country for doing business.
If your looking to extend your operation across Europe, Bulgaria could be the ideal destination, so here’s all you need to know about exporting to Bulgaria.
Brazil is the biggest economy in Latin America, with larger states such as São Paulo having a bigger economy than neighboring nationArgentina. Brazil is also the world’s seventh biggest economy with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of USD 2.3 trillion.
The UK and Brazil have a burgeoning trading relationship in place – UK goods exports to Brazil more than doubled in the decade between 2002 and 2012, and services exports increased by 59% in the five years between 2009 and 2014. And even though overall imports to Brazil dropped by 14.3% in 2015, the number of UK goods exported to the country only fell by 5%.
If you’re thinking of exporting to Brazil, the top UK exports include:
If Brazil looks like a good opportunity for your business, here’s all you need to know about exporting there…
Located at the heart of the Balkan peninsula in south east Europe, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a middle income country with a small population of just under 4 million. The country split from Yugoslavia in 1992, but the war in the region didn’t end until three years later with the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement.
2015 saw UK exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina reach the £59 million mark, up almost two-thirds (63%) on 2014, and the top UK exports are:
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s application to join the EU is still under review, even so, there are several benefits for UK businesses exporting there, including:
So if the Balkan nation looks like a good business opportunity, here’s everything you need to know about exporting to Bosnia and Herzegovina…
Belgium is an affluent and multicultural nation with an open market that offers opportunities to businesses in most sectors. There are over 1,000 public and private international organisations with headquarters in Belgium, including some big-name UK businesses such as BP, BT and Shell.
Belgium is the UK’s eighth largest export market – worth £12.5 billion in 2014 – and the top exports to Belgium include:
The Belgian economy is growing at a rate of about 1% each year, and the country’as top priority sectors for economic development include:
If you think this looks like a good opportunity for your business, here’s all you need to know about exporting to Belgium…
Bahrain is one of the most important economic partners and bases for UK companies in the Gulf and the two nations have always had a very strong bilateral commercial relationship.
It can be notoriously difficult to do business in certain areas of the Middle East but Bahrain is relatively relaxed, having the freest economy in the area and the most liberalised in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Bahrain is one of the UK’s largest export markets in the GCC and the UK exported £295.5 million in goods to Bahrain in 2014, up 9% on 2013. The total value of bilateral trade in 2014 was also up from 2013, it rose by 2% to £451.4 million.
Around 100 UK companies have set up base in Bahrain as the country is a major trading hub and financial centre in the region, with one of the most open economies and a liberal tax regime.