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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:

• Whisky (accounting for as much as 16% of total UK export to Colombia)
• Pharmaceuticals
• Machinery
• Chemicals

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.