02/23/2021 - Uruguay starts inoculation campaign March first with Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines
02/27/2021 - Uruguay starts vaccination campaign on Monday counting 600 deaths due to Covid-19
03/04/2021 - Uruguay: Pepe Mujica says the pandemic helped Lacalle Pou’s government
03/05/2021 - Dramatic Covid-19 situation in Southern Brazil threatens Rivera, Uruguay
03/22/2021 - Covid-19: Health situation in Uruguay worsens amid successful vaccination campaign
03/24/2021 - Uruguay shuts schools and announces measures to prevent health system collapse
03/27/2021 - Presidents of Uruguay, Argentina clash during Mercosur online summit
03/29/2021 - Uruguay: Health system on the verge of saturation due to Covid-19
03/31/2021 - Argentina says Uruguay is authorised to dredge Montevideo port to 13 metres only
04/02/2021 - Falklands warn of difficulties in medical evacuation to Chile and Uruguay
04/06/2021 - Uruguay formally requests meeting with Argentina to work on Mercosur's flexibilization
04/08/2021 - Lacalle: Virtual schooling in Uruguay to go on until May but ruled out stricter measures
04/08/2021 - Uruguay: The second highest population-related covid-19 deaths in South America in the last week
04/16/2021 - Uruguay's GDP expectations lowered amid pandemic
04/19/2021 - "Green pass" being studied to give vaccinated people more freedoms in Uruguay; does it work?
04/19/2021 - Biden administration says Uruguay sets an example others should follow
04/20/2021 - Uruguay leads freedom of press in South America; Brazil falls down to red zone in RSF ratings
04/22/2021 - Uruguay tops Latin American transition to environment friendly energy sources
04/22/2021 - Vaccine passport reportedly coming up in Uruguay soon but no official announcement yet
04/23/2021 - Uruguay's Central Bank concerned about growth projections for 2021 in coronavirus context
04/28/2021 - Israeli medical team and supplies arrive in Uruguay to help fight covid-19
04/28/2021 - Uruguay: Pepe Mujica recovering after surgery to remove fishbone from his throat
05/01/2021 - US dollar stays on a slump in Uruguay
05/04/2021 - Uruguay: “Unicorn” dLocal eyes Wall Street and new Ford plant offers around 200 jobs to produce
05/06/2021 - Uruguay's inflation projected at 6.8% year on year fits within government’s target
05/07/2021 - Unemployment in Uruguay falls bellow 10% in March
05/07/2021 - Unemployment in Uruguay falls beklow 10% in March
05/07/2021 - China open to trade deal either with Uruguay or with all of Mercosur, says Ambassador
05/13/2021 - Another Argentine group after Telefónica Uruguay
05/13/2021 - Coronavirus restrictions stretched to May 23 in Uruguay
05/14/2021 - Investor confidence in Uruguay allows for local currency bond issue
05/15/2021 - Google buys 30-hectare property in Uruguay's Science Park
05/17/2021 - Uruguay: tourism almost back to normal by October – travel pass on the way
05/18/2021 - Former Macrist advisor seeks political asylum in Uruguay
05/19/2021 - Uruguay's GACH praised by prestigious scientific magazine
05/19/2021 - Uruguay developing vaccination pass for public shows
05/20/2021 - Uruguay eases down travel restrictions against covid-19
05/22/2021 - Uruguay now a part of the Alliance for the Decarbonization of Transport
05/23/2021 - Uruguay's Interior Minister Jorge Larrańaga mourned by political friends and foes alike
05/25/2021 - Lacalle Pou picks wingman Heber to become Uruguay's new Interior Minister
05/27/2021 - IMF report praises Uruguay's economy and answer to the covid-19 crisis
06/02/2021 - Vaccination campaign has reached more than half of Uruguay's population with at least one dose
06/02/2021 - Uruguay's exports grow 54.9% yearly, UEU report shows
06/04/2021 - Lacalle Pou wants Uruguay to compete in an unprotected foreign trade scenario
06/08/2021 - Price of fuel goes up 12% in Uruguay
06/10/2021 - Uruguay's Transport Minister to undergo surgery to remove eye tumor
06/10/2021 - Vaccination for teenagers aged 17 to 12 starts in Uruguay
06/10/2021 - Cruise industry interested in returning to Uruguay for the 2021/22 season
06/17/2021 - Uruguay's GACH comes to an end
06/19/2021 - Uruguay makes donation of 12,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Paraguay
06/23/2021 - Uruguay: Undocumented migrants and asylum seekers eligible for vaccination against coronavirus
06/24/2021 - Uruguay's blooming economy shows covid-induced setback
06/26/2021 - Entertainment may resume in Uruguay July 5, but travellers face tougher restrictions
06/26/2021 - "Why Uruguay lost control of COVID," as reported in Nature magazine
06/28/2021 - Lacalle Pou replaces Uruguay's Livestock Minister
06/30/2021 - Unemployment crosses double-digit psychological threshold in Uruguay
07/06/2021 - Uruguay's yearly inflation set at 7.33% after Monday's figures
07/08/2021 - Uruguay swears allegiance to Mercosur, but will negotiate independently with third countries
07/08/2021 - Uruguay's opposition files for referendum against emergency law
07/09/2021 - Uruguay insists it has no intention of infringing Mercosur rules, just increasing trade opportunities
07/09/2021 - Opposition files for referendum in Uruguay after collecting far more signatures than required
07/14/2021 - Volkswagen picks Uruguay to make e-cars Latin American landing
07/14/2021 - Uruguay central bank leaves reference rate unchanged waiting for stronger recovery signals
07/19/2021 - Uruguay back in yellow, according to Harvard Index of covid-19 contagion risk
07/20/2021 - Uruguay launches vaccination “neighborhood by neighborhood” phase
07/26/2021 - Norwegian vessel with several Covid cases off the coast of Uruguay
07/29/2021 - Uruguay economy forecasted to grow 3,5% in 2021, with inflation above target, Central bank report
07/31/2021 - Gasoline goes up yet again in Uruguay
08/02/2021 - Uruguay's Labor Ministry ratifies vaccination not mandatory for workers
08/04/2021 - Decadence of Uruguay's fishing industry: from a catch of 147,000 tons to a mere 50,000 tons
08/05/2021 - Uruguay plans to open up gradually, first to those vaccinated with any anti COVID-19 drug
08/06/2021 - Uruguay will not change vaccination plans despite WHO's request
08/10/2021 - Argentine plans opening of land borders as Uruguay gets ready to allow tourists in, among many improvements
08/13/2021 - Presidents of Argentina, Uruguay meeting in Buenos Aires to discuss Mercosur issues
08/14/2021 - Presidents of Argentina, Uruguay have dinner in BA to seek a fresh start in bilateral relations after Summit brush
08/17/2021 - Uruguay central bank raises "price of money" reference from 4,5% to 5%
08/20/2021 - Hong Kong emerges as destination of meat exports from Paraguay, Uruguay
08/23/2021 - Uruguay: Corruption allegations in failed pet project of former president Mujica
08/24/2021 - Tabaré Viera becomes Uruguay's new Minister of Tourism
08/25/2021 - Uruguay has vaccinated 70% of its population with two doses against COVID-19; Brazil only 26.83%
08/25/2021 - Uruguay to open up Ankara embassy following FM Bustillo's Turkish tour
08/27/2021 - Argentina and Uruguay ladies love and celebrate the Falklands
08/28/2021 - Denmark to lift Buenos Aires embassy which covers Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay
08/31/2021 - Price of fuel goes down in Uruguay as of September
09/02/2021 - Aerolíneas Argentinas returning to Uruguay in less than two weeks
09/03/2021 - Uruguay and Argentina to allow crowds back at stadiums for football World Cup qualifiers
09/04/2021 - Uruguay's inflation for August above government targets
09/06/2021 - Argentina recants opening border crossings with Uruguay for now over sanitary concerns
09/08/2021 - Uruguay brokers one-on-one free trade deal with China hoping it will not affect Mercosur
09/09/2021 - Brazil terminates bilateral shipping agreements with Argentina and Uruguay
09/11/2021 - Uruguay's FM says other unilateral trade deals may be announced shortly
09/11/2021 - Azul returning to Uruguay in November from Porto Alegre
09/14/2021 - Uruguay's Congress hit by coronavirus infections
09/15/2021 - Uruguay on 24-hour strike for lost wages and in favor of repealing Government’s Law
09/16/2021 - IDB President sees a plethora of opportunities ahead in Uruguay
09/17/2021 - Argimón becomes Uruguay's interim president until Sept. 24
09/18/2021 - Unemployment on the rise in Uruguay, INE study shows
09/21/2021 - Uruguay expands meat sales business to Japan, South Korea
09/27/2021 - Pińera arrives in Uruguay, the second leg of a three South American countries tour
10/04/2021 - Some hope for this coming cruise season as Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina make public protocols
10/06/2021 - MSC cruises cancels 2021/22 season to Uruguay and Argentina
10/06/2021 - Uruguay opened its stand at the 2020 Universal Expo in Dubai
10/06/2021 - Uruguay, “cooperating jurisdiction” of EU
10/06/2021 - Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Uruguay have lunch in Buenos Aires in Mercosur rebuilding encounter
10/07/2021 - Uruguay eyes energy exports from sea wind farms
10/07/2021 - IMF praises Uruguay's handling of the pandemic and forecasts 3,4% recovery this year
10/09/2021 - Uruguay will trade with the world, President Lacalle announces
10/12/2021 - Uruguay: IMF recommends addressing skill-mismatch between the labour force and new jobs
10/15/2021 - Uruguay to make vaccination an option for tourists after borders reopen
10/18/2021 - Uruguay saves money with environment-friendly electricity
10/18/2021 - Brazil, Uruguay Fms stay mum after Montevideo meeting – rumors soar
10/19/2021 - Uruguay launches literacy plan for prison inmates
10/22/2021 - Budget carrier Flybondi announces flights to Uruguay
10/26/2021 - Argentine businessman found dead in Uruguay River
10/29/2021 - Uruguay, Pfizer agree on supply of COVID-19 vaccines for 2022
10/30/2021 - Costa Cruises cancels its 2021/22 season in Uruguay and Argentina
11/01/2021 - Rotterdam seizes four tons of cocaine shipped from Paraguay via Uruguay
11/02/2021 - Uruguay reopens borders to fully immunized foreigners
11/05/2021 - Chinese carmaker to halt Uruguay operations
11/06/2021 - Arbeleche lists Uruguay's achievements before COP26
11/09/2021 - Uruguay calls Nicaraguan elections “illegitimate” – Argentina does not want to interfere
11/09/2021 - US Deputy Secretary of State visits Uruguay meets with ministers
11/11/2021 - UK/Uruguay agree to establish a Trade Dialogue to develop economic relations
11/17/2021 - Lacalle ratifies Uruguay's stance regarding Mercosur opening up to the world
11/27/2021 - Canadian rating agency praises Uruguay's fiscal consolidation and raises BBB- trend from stable to positive
11/30/2021 - Uruguay's strategy against Omicron is to just be alert, President says
12/04/2021 - Uruguay is ending what is a promising year despite the pandemic and some long standing challenges
12/06/2021 - Unexpected call of Viking Jupiter to Uruguay; she's scheduled to visit the Falkland Islands
12/06/2021 - Sustainability: Uruguay the example to follow, World Bank says
12/09/2021 - LUC referendum in Uruguay scheduled for March 27
12/09/2021 - Argentina's land borders with Brazil, Uruguay set for full reopening
12/11/2021 - Argimón takes over in Uruguay as Lacalle travels to Qatar
12/15/2021 - Uruguay signs deal with FAO to promote sustainable agriculture
12/17/2021 - Real estate booms in Uruguay with Argentine buyers
12/18/2021 - Uruguay does not sign joint declaration at Mercosur Summit
12/22/2021 - Former GACH expert against Uruguay's easing on COVID-19 measures
12/22/2021 - Uruguay, EU agree on reciprocity regarding digital vaccination certificates
12/23/2021 - Uruguay's President admits FTA with Turkey under consideration
12/28/2021 - Uruguay consolidates climate change policy, minister says
12/29/2021 - Omicron arrived in Uruguay: Uruguayans need to get their third dose of vaccine, minister says
12/30/2021 - Uruguay needs to sell the Graf Spee's eagle to pay those who retrieved it
01/15/2022 - The most luxurious vacation properties in Uruguay: Up to US$ 250,000 per fortnight
01/19/2022 - US adds Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia to list of destinations to avoid due to covid
01/21/2022 - Booster doses in Uruguay to always be with the latest version of the drug
01/25/2022 - Cubans keep flocking into Uruguay seeking asylum
01/26/2022 - Uruguay and Chile, the least corrupt “in a corrupt continent”
02/09/2022 - No harm in Uruguay's banking system dollarized, Moody's report says
02/10/2022 - Uruguay is the only full democracy in Latin America, The Economist says
02/12/2022 - Uruguay's industry keeps growing with pesos stronger against US dollars
02/15/2022 - Ancap refinery becomes National Historic Monument in Uruguay
02/16/2022 - Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Uruguay highlight bilateral increasing trade
02/22/2022 - Uruguay has what world investors need, President Lacalle tells Dubai fair
02/23/2022 - Uruguay says Putin's move in Ukraine against UN rules
02/23/2022 - No more caps for parties in Uruguay, if attendees are vaxxed
02/25/2022 - Uruguay's FM condemns use of force in Ukraine and calls for diplomatic channels to be resumed
02/28/2022 - Uruguay endorses OAS statement against Russian invasion of Ukraine
03/09/2022 - Uruguay to pick up the tab for Venezuela's unpaid milk bills?
03/10/2022 - Argentina less expensive than Uruguay, study shows
03/16/2022 - Lacalle Pou signals price of meat to go up in Uruguay
03/18/2022 - Vaccinated travelers to be spared further testing to enter Uruguay
03/19/2022 - Uruguay seeks to exonerate VAT on popular meat cut, announced Lacalle Pou
03/21/2022 - Sanguinetti warns Uruguay may end up like Argentina if LUC is repealed
03/23/2022 - Uruguay's “nays” round up campaign to win “revenge referendum”
03/24/2022 - Uruguay's economy grows 4.4% in 2021, Central Bank says
03/25/2022 - Uruguay: Mujica favors "Aye" vote against "aristocratic" LUC
03/27/2022 - Polls are closed in Uruguay: Vote count begins in referendum questioning the government
04/02/2022 - It is official now: Fully vaccinated travelers need no covid-19 test to enter Uruguay
04/06/2022 - Uruguay's ANCAP makes US$ 88 million profit in 2021
04/07/2022 - Uruguay takes action as climate change threatens waters will advance on coastline
04/14/2022 - Blinken highlights Uruguay's role in international forums
04/19/2022 - Uruguay/Brazil waterway project studies submitted for financial qualification
04/20/2022 - Uruguay and Ecuador discuss possible bilateral trade agreement
04/23/2022 - Uruguay's Ambassador to Guatemala, Honduras and Belize dies
04/30/2022 - Uruguay confirms promising cruise season ahead
05/04/2022 - ANCAP importing gas to make up for short supply in Uruguay
05/04/2022 - Uruguay's Senate puts appointment of ambassador to Ankara on hold
05/04/2022 - Uruguay's inflation stable in April but still above target figures
05/05/2022 - Uruguay begins Parliamentary debate to legalize euthanasia
05/06/2022 - EU Ambassador to Uruguay on trade agreement with Mercosur: “It is something that European citizens are asking their governments for”
05/11/2022 - More BA.2 subvariant cases in Uruguay, but fewer deaths
05/13/2022 - Uruguay to start 4th round of covid-19 vaccination next week
05/14/2022 - Uruguay faces a wave of violence that could mean a homicide record – government blames drug trafficking
05/16/2022 - Uruguay is Paraguay's gateway to the world, both Presidents agree
05/17/2022 - Uruguay braces for a "cyclone with unusual characteristics", meteorologists forecast
05/18/2022 - Uruguay central bank increases rate, anticipates a 'contractive monetary policy' to combat inflation
05/18/2022 - Cyclone Yakecan batters Uruguay and Brazil
05/19/2022 - Ex Army officer and narcotics expert, nominated US ambassador to Uruguay
05/20/2022 - Yakecan cyclone hits Uruguay, then moves on to Brazil
05/22/2022 - President of Uruguay left for the UK on his first visit to Europe: will meet with Prince Charles, Boris Johnson
05/23/2022 - Uruguay, Peru take preventive action against monkeypox
05/23/2022 - Lacalle Pou with a green message in London: Uruguay “is among the strongest democracies in the world”
05/24/2022 - UK Foreign office releases paper on Business Risks in Uruguay
05/25/2022 - UK/Uruguay joint statement reaffirms strong relationship and commitments
05/27/2022 - Lacalle Pou said Uruguay not going back to sanitary restrictions
05/28/2022 - FTA with China would not make Uruguay dependent, Lacalle tells BBC
06/01/2022 - New increase in price of fuel announced in Uruguay
06/02/2022 - Balcedo now suing Uruguay for damages
06/04/2022 - Uruguay's inflation above target but exports hit new records
06/04/2022 - Uruguay rounds-up successful appearance at leading MICE fair
06/06/2022 - Lacalle Pou: “it is not true that security has worsened” in Uruguay
06/09/2022 - Uruguay's President Lacalle hits all-time high disapproval
06/13/2022 - Uruguay, Brazil agree on zero-tariff for certain products
06/21/2022 - Uruguay never jeopardized Emtrasur's 747, FM claims
06/21/2022 - Uruguay to welcome Inter-Parliamentary Union dignitaries next week
06/22/2022 - Israel's Embassy in Uruguay says Venezuelan 747 involved in arms traffic
06/25/2022 - Uruguay is back in the oil exploration business; three companies awarded four off shore blocks
06/27/2022 - Uruguay congress Falklands declaration expected first week of July; differences on the term 'usurpation'
06/28/2022 - Uruguay foresees economic growth, job creation and tax cuts
06/30/2022 - Uruguay expanded 4,4% in 2021 and is poised to continue growing strongly, IMF report
07/01/2022 - Uruguay, the worst in the Americas for suicides, reached a new record for self-murders in 2021
07/02/2022 - Colombia, Uruguay sign extradition deal
07/02/2022 - How Tango Became A Hit With Dialysis Patients In Uruguay
07/07/2022 - Argentina and Uruguay agree on temporary ban to hake fishing
07/07/2022 - A judge in Uruguay has prohibited Covid vaccines for children; Health Ministry complies with the ruling
07/09/2022 - Uruguay Central Bank raised interest rate policy 50 basis point to 9,75%
07/12/2022 - Uruguay records coldest, driest June in decades
07/13/2022 - Uruguay's DINARA requests additional data in Chinese jigger incident
07/14/2022 - Uruguay announces beginning of talks with China to reach FTA
07/15/2022 - Uruguay deal: China ratifies successful completion of FTA feasibility probe
07/20/2022 - Rio Grande port in south Brazil plans to increase export shipments from Uruguay and Paraguay
07/21/2022 - Uruguay refuses to sign Mercosur Summit's joint statement
07/27/2022 - Uruguay will seek to join Trans-Pacific Partnership; Lacalle announces
07/27/2022 - Court rules Uruguay may resume vaccination of children against COVID-19
07/28/2022 - Uruguay back to vaccinating children against COVID-19
07/30/2022 - Uruguay has first case of monkeypox confirmed
08/02/2022 - Uruguay, Brazil agree to boost tourism at the border
08/03/2022 - 2030 World Cup: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay bid to be joint hosts
08/03/2022 - Uruguay: Lacalle admits to changing his mind over retirement age
08/08/2022 - Brazil's Lower House passes bill to donate arms to Uruguay's Army
08/08/2022 - Argentina and Uruguay potential customers of South Korea's military equipment
08/08/2022 - Uruguay confirms second case of monkeypox
08/09/2022 - Political turmoil making Uruguay investment alternative option for Chilean business people
08/10/2022 - Uruguay's Parliament passes defense agreement with China
08/15/2022 - Uruguay adopts pioneering plan for treating patients with strokes
08/16/2022 - Uruguay's Lacalle gets highest approval ratings in LatAm
08/18/2022 - Uruguay's economy shows drop in sales
08/20/2022 - Uruguay's Ancap profitable despite adjusting prices below import parity
08/23/2022 - Third case of monkeypox confirmed in Uruguay
08/24/2022 - Uruguay stops requesting Covid-19 affidavit at its borders
08/25/2022 - Employment grows in Uruguay after pandemic lull
08/27/2022 - Argentina follows Uruguay, lifts affidavit requirement for travelers
08/29/2022 - Uruguay chosen by WHO for hepatitis B and C program
08/30/2022 - Uruguay, Brazil agree to deepen fight against organized crime along the border
08/30/2022 - Expo Prado, Uruguay's largest agricultural fair, now without sanitary restrictions: here's everything you need to know
09/01/2022 - Price of gasoline at pumps drops slightly in Uruguay
09/09/2022 - Uruguay's Foreign Ministry joins global sympathy over Queen's death
09/09/2022 - Lacalle participates in events boosting Uruguay's economy
09/09/2022 - CHR Court rules against Costa Rica, receives complaint from Uruguay
09/12/2022 - Uruguay's Carrasco Airport gains momentum as more services are offered
09/13/2022 - Uruguay creates record of suicide attempts to monitor patients
09/14/2022 - Uruguay going through "2nd energy transition," minister says
09/16/2022 - Lacalle Pou and Mujica found to be most popular politicians in Uruguay
09/16/2022 - This winter among the coldest in Uruguay's last 42 years
09/17/2022 - Uruguay's economy grows 7.7% in second quarter of 2022
09/19/2022 - Prince Charles visit to the River Plate and the Falklands, with a little help from Uruguay
09/20/2022 - Chinese sanctions on Uruguay's Frigorífico Rosario lifted
09/21/2022 - Uruguay confirms 6th case of monkeypox
09/23/2022 - Uruguay ranked among best places for investing in the near future
09/24/2022 - Uruguay forecasts promising cruise season for next Summer
09/26/2022 - Uruguay's presidential custody chief arrested for allegedly falsifying Russian passports
09/27/2022 - Russia needs to withdraw from Ukraine, Uruguay's Bustillo tells UN
09/28/2022 - Ukraine accused Uruguay of participating in a "collective crime" against its state; Uruguay responded
09/30/2022 - Price of gasoline to fall in October, diesel and cooking gas remain stable in Uruguay
10/04/2022 - Leading meteorologist forecasts dry months ahead for Uruguay
10/07/2022 - Uruguay's Lower House passes euthanasia bill
10/08/2022 - Uruguay launches stamp, announces coin commemorating Andes plane crash
10/12/2022 - Parts of Uruguay on brink of agricultural emergency due to poor rains
10/15/2022 - Uruguay seeks to become attractive to global meeting organizers
10/17/2022 - Plan for first binational Conservationist Park underway in Uruguay River
10/18/2022 - Arbeleche says Uruguay going through economic recovery
10/19/2022 - Lacalle Pou: Argentina's protectionist measures detrimental to Uruguay
10/20/2022 - Uruguay expects record cruise calls this coming 2022/2023 season
10/21/2022 - Emergency declared in Uruguay due to poor rainfalls
10/22/2022 - Japanese rating agency ups Uruguay's grading
10/26/2022 - Lacalle off to Japan to boost Uruguay's foreign trade
10/27/2022 - Colombia, Mexico, Trinidad Tobago, Uruguay teams, winners of IDB Development Initiative
10/27/2022 - Uruguay successfully issues US$ 1,5 billion "green linked bond," with US$ 3,96 billon demand
10/28/2022 - Uruguay not willing to close any doors, Lacalle tells Japanese traders
10/28/2022 - Football World Cup trophy lands in Uruguay
11/01/2022 - Amid strike, Uruguay's Ancap secures jet fuel supply through imports
11/04/2022 - Uruguay's advantages for technology development "to attract talent,” Lacalle said
11/08/2022 - Former St Helena sea link, turned into “floating paddock” for Extreme E competitions visiting Uruguay
11/09/2022 - Brazil and Uruguay manage significant seizures of cocaine bound for Europe
11/15/2022 - Uruguay's Vaccine Committee summoned to rule on need for new Covid booster dose
11/15/2022 - Moderna says updated vaccine available to Uruguay has stronger antibody response
11/19/2022 - Slight unemployment drop reported in Uruguay
11/21/2022 - Lacalle Pou to seek Uruguay's joining TPP
11/22/2022 - Uruguay: ex-presidential custody chief used to offer State spying system; opposition warned of “bribes”
11/22/2022 - Uruguay confident in EU-sponsored sustainable energy matrix program
11/23/2022 - DBRS ups Uruguay's credit rating
11/24/2022 - Uruguay draw 0-0 with South Korea in Qatar
11/26/2022 - Unions halt import of Argentine-brewed beer into Uruguay
11/28/2022 - Uruguay to launch new COVID-19 vax campaign only for some people
11/28/2022 - Qatar 2022: Brazil advance, Uruguay need to beat Ghana to stand a chance
11/29/2022 - Uruguay: former presidential bodyguard allegedly spied on opposition senators; Justice investigates
12/01/2022 - Paraguayan President critical of Uruguay's plan to join other trade blocs
12/02/2022 - World Cup: Uruguay win over Ghana not enough to stay in Qatar
12/03/2022 - Uruguay's INE to update measuring of CPI
12/05/2022 - Argentine FM fears Uruguay's solo run might lead to Mercosur breakup
12/06/2022 - Argentina to take over Mercosur's pro-tempore presidency amid Uruguay's solo deals
12/07/2022 - Uruguay publishes unilateral statement regarding Mercosur Summit
12/15/2022 - Salinas said Uruguay has enough supply of the Pfizer vaccine
12/16/2022 - Uruguay's economy unchanged since second quarter of 2022
12/16/2022 - Uruguay's Tourism Minister would like fewer requirements for foreign travelers
12/19/2022 - Uruguay: ANCAP's boss foresees price drop at pumps
12/20/2022 - Scientists found sublineage of the omicron variant in Uruguay
12/20/2022 - Uruguay finds successor for Deputy Foreign Minister post
12/20/2022 - Uruguay's economy growing above global pace, Lacalle says
12/22/2022 - Uruguay brings forwards Covid-19 vaccination as cases soar
12/22/2022 - Uruguay: Lacalle Pou's former bodyguard “spied” on the President’s ex-wife on his request
12/22/2022 - Eight deaths reported in Uruguay of streptococcus
12/24/2022 - Uruguay's President to bring along two former colleagues to Lula's inauguration
12/26/2022 - Uruguay's cruise season in full swing; largest ever vessel MSC Seaview docks in Montevideo
12/28/2022 - Uruguay: Senate agreed in general to social security reform
12/29/2022 - First family of Afghan refugees arriving in Uruguay
12/30/2022 - Uruguay, a failed Mercosur summit and China's long shadow
01/03/2023 - Number of Covid-19 cases on the rise in Uruguay
01/03/2023 - “A scandal over fake passports”: Financial Times warns that reputation of Uruguay is threatened
01/05/2023 - Uruguay's unemployment in 2022 below pre-pandemic times
01/07/2023 - Uruguay goods' exports up 16,5% in value year to year and reach US$ 13,36bn
01/07/2023 - Theme cruise ship from Brazil due in Buenos Aires after calls in Uruguay
01/30/2023 - Positive security balance for Uruguay during summer season, Minister claims
01/30/2023 - Supplies and staff arrive at Uruguay's Artigas base in Antarctica
01/31/2023 - Uruguay's Environment Minister resigns after degree scandal
01/31/2023 - Argentine migrants flocking into Uruguay at a slower pace
01/31/2023 - Denmark least corrupt country in the world; Uruguay in the Americas
02/02/2023 - Uruguay cattle breeders fear 'monopoly conditions' as Brazilian companies control most of the beef industry
02/02/2023 - Uruguay: Drought losses estimated at USD 1.200 million, Minister says
02/03/2023 - Uruguay's Ancap to lose US$ 72m during refinery maintenance
02/04/2023 - WB appoints new country director for Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay
02/09/2023 - Uruguay has its first female Naval Aviation pilot
02/10/2023 - Uruguay: Lacalle's popularity wanes after Astesiano and Peña scandals, poll shows
02/14/2023 - Financial Times full of praise for Uruguay
02/15/2023 - EU upgrades Uruguay's status regarding tax cooperation
02/16/2023 - One detection prompts declaration of avian flu emergency in Uruguay
02/18/2023 - Uruguay's General Artigas logistics ship back in Montevideo
02/20/2023 - US Coast Guard unit arrives in Uruguay
02/23/2023 - Uruguay importing over 50% of its electricity
02/24/2023 - Uruguay demands foreign tourists have medical insurance
03/04/2023 - Argentine Customs create Uruguay River task force to tackle cocaine trafficking
03/07/2023 - Rice an exception in drought-hit Uruguay
03/08/2023 - Uruguay generates certainty for Argentine migrants, Lacalle says
03/09/2023 - Uruguay going through largest cruise season ever and wants more
03/09/2023 - Uruguay, Brazil agree on joint infrastructure works
03/13/2023 - Technician with little political background to become Uruguay's new health minister
03/14/2023 - Uruguay to up border controls in fight against drug trafficking
03/18/2023 - Argentina and Uruguay: Foreign Ministers agree on presidential summit next month
03/22/2023 - IDB loan for Uruguay to strengthen post-pandemic public policy and fiscal management

IDB loan for Uruguay to strengthen post-pandemic public policy and fiscal management

Published: 03/22/2023 in MercoPress

IDB president Illan Goldfajn and Uruguay's Economy and Finance Minister Azucena Arbeleche sign the US$ 145 million loan agreement The Inter American Development Bank, IDB, president Illan Goldfajn and Uruguay's Economy and Finance Minister Azucena Arbeleche signed a US$ 145 million loan agreement for the Program to Strengthen Public Policy and Fiscal Management in Response to the Health and Economic Crisis

Argentina and Uruguay: Foreign Ministers agree on presidential summit next month

Published: 03/18/2023 in MercoPress

The meeting between Cafiero and Bstillo was a follow-up on the one they had in Buenos Aires on Feb. 16 Foreign Ministers Francisco Bustillo of Uruguay and Santiago Cafiero of Argentina Friday agreed to broker a bilateral presidential summit between Alberto Fernández and Luis Lacalle Pou in April, during which a joint declaration is expected to be reached regarding recent agreements between the top diplomats.

Uruguay to up border controls in fight against drug trafficking

Published: 03/14/2023 in MercoPress

“Controls at ports and border crossings are fundamental,” Arbeleche said Uruguayan Customs authorities are to deploy three new state-of-the-art scanners for border control, Economy and Finance Minister Azucena Arbeleche announced Monday during the opening of the VIII Regional Meeting of the Global Container Program for Latin America and the Caribbean. The plan is an initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Customs Organization.

Technician with little political background to become Uruguay's new health minister

Published: 03/13/2023 in MercoPress

Rando has received training in public health in London Anesthesiologist Karina Rando will take over from Daniel Salinas Monday as Health Minister of Uruguay, thus replacing the official who took center stage during the Covid-19 pandemic, it was reported in Montevideo. Salinas explained his resignation was for personal reasons to avoid further public exposure, particularly to anti-vaccine groups, and to devote himself to his profession as a neurologist.

Uruguay, Brazil agree on joint infrastructure works

Published: 03/09/2023 in MercoPress

Brazil also invited Uruguay to the 2024 G20 Summit Brazilian and Uruguayan officials have reached an understanding whereby the Rivera airport will become binational, a waterway will be developed, and a new bridge will be built over the YaguarĂłn river, it was announced after Tuesday's encounter in Brasilia featuring Foreign Ministers Francisco Bustillo and Mauro Viera, among other dignitaries.

Uruguay going through largest cruise season ever and wants more

Published: 03/09/2023 in MercoPress

The number of arrivals is to grow when Colonia del Sacramento becomes a new destination for cruise ships, Monzeglio explained   Uruguay's Deputy Tourism Minister Remo Monzeglio said this week that the South American country was going through the most active cruise season in the past 8 years, with 160 ships arrived so far (116 in Montevideo, 44 in Punta del Este and 44 others yet to reach its shores.

Uruguay generates certainty for Argentine migrants, Lacalle says

Published: 03/08/2023 in MercoPress

“We belong to Mercosur, we have no interest in cutting ourselves off,” Lacalle said Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday explained that many Argentines had decided to migrate and settle "across the pond" because his country was one that "generates certainty."

Rice an exception in drought-hit Uruguay

Published: 03/07/2023 in MercoPress

The 2022-23 rice harvest will be similar to the previous one, Mattos explained Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou and Agriculture Minister Fernando Mattos spoke to reporters after attending the ceremony Monday marking the launch of the 2023 rice harvest, which will be one of the few items with something to celebrate in a country hit by drought.

Argentine Customs create Uruguay River task force to tackle cocaine trafficking

Published: 03/04/2023 in MercoPress

Cocaine shipments seek the port of Montevideo en route to Europe and Africa Argentina's Customs General Directorate created a department within its structure to monitor drug trafficking through the Uruguay River, it was announced Friday. The new task force will increase controls on regional transshipments where various containers featuring cocaine have been detected recently.

Uruguay demands foreign tourists have medical insurance

Published: 02/24/2023 in MercoPress

Previous Covid-19 requisites have been lifted Effective this month, a decree signed by Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou on Feb.16 requires all foreign travelers entering the country to have medical insurance, regardless of whether they arrive by land, sea, or air. The same measure, which has also been approved by the Council of Ministers, also lifts all previous Covid-19 requisites.

Uruguay importing over 50% of its electricity

Published: 02/23/2023 in MercoPress

Importing electricity from neighboring countries is cheaper than producing it at diesel-powered plants A report released Tuesday by Uruguay's Electricity Market Administration (ADME) showed that energy imported from Argentina and Brazil made up over 50% of the South American country's supply.

US Coast Guard unit arrives in Uruguay

Published: 02/20/2023 in MercoPress

It is the Stone's second visit to Uruguay in as many years US Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Stone arrived Sunday in Uruguay as part of her South Atlantic tour to reduce illicit maritime activity and conduct joint exercises with Uruguay's Navy. The vessel's deployment seeks to develop partnerships and increase US interoperability with South American nations to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

Uruguay's General Artigas logistics ship back in Montevideo

Published: 02/18/2023 in MercoPress

The far-right leader had been vociferous against quarantines, refused to wear a facemask, and promoted the use of substances with no scientific endorsement Uruguay's logistics ship General Artigas is back in Montevideo from her 2022-2023 Antarctic Campaign, the South American country's Navy said in a statement.

One detection prompts declaration of avian flu emergency in Uruguay

Published: 02/16/2023 in MercoPress

Favaro said there were no cases in Brazil but his office admitted this was the largest epidemic of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the world Uruguay declared a sanitary emergency nationwide Wednesday following the detection of bird flu in a black-necked swan in the department (province) of Maldonado, some 180 kilometers from the border with Brazil.

EU upgrades Uruguay's status regarding tax cooperation

Published: 02/15/2023 in MercoPress

Biestro pointed out that some changes which came into force in 2023 made this announcement possible Uruguay has been recognized as a "cooperating jurisdiction without commitments" by the European Union (EU) after a series of taxation improvements, the South American country's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) confirmed Tuesday.

Financial Times full of praise for Uruguay

Published: 02/14/2023 in MercoPress

Finance Minister Azucena Arbeleche was behind the achievements British media found worth highlighting When looking for a global model, the Financial Times (FT) came up with Uruguay this week while the South American country's so-called “green bond” tied to environmental goals became the “Latin American Bond of the Year in 2022” according to the International Financial Review (IFR).

Uruguay: Lacalle's popularity wanes after Astesiano and Peña scandals, poll shows

Published: 02/10/2023 in MercoPress

According to the survey, 40% of Uruguayans believe Lacalle was fully aware of Astesiano's unlawful deeds Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's popularity sank deeply in the last few weeks after a series of scandals became public, particularly those involving his chief security officer Alejandro Astesiano and former Environment Minister Adrián Peña's lack of a college degree despite which he used the prefix "Lic." indicating otherwise.

Uruguay has its first female Naval Aviation pilot

Published: 02/09/2023 in MercoPress

“I am fulfilling my dream,” Fontaine said. Ensign Nati Fontaine became Uruguay's first female naval aviation pilot after completing her training course. She was given her credentials by Vice President Beatriz ArgimĂłn.

WB appoints new country director for Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Published: 02/04/2023 in MercoPress

Fay served as country director for Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru The World Bank (WB) announced this week the appointment of US-French Economist Marianne Fay as its new Director for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay to replace Jordan Schwartz, who will head the Eastern Europe division.

Uruguay's Ancap to lose US$ 72m during refinery maintenance

Published: 02/03/2023 in MercoPress

The La Teja refinery will be shut down completely between September and December for maintenance Uruguay's state-run oil company Ancap will lose US$ 72 million due to the remodeling of the La Teja Refinery to be carried out between September and December this year, during which time fuel will need to be imported, it was reported in Montevideo.

Uruguay: Drought losses estimated at USD 1.200 million, Minister says

Published: 02/02/2023 in MercoPress

Mattos highlighted the loans from the National Development Agency. It is estimated that it will reach 600 producers for almost 9 million USD. Uruguay’s Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fishing, Fernando Mattos, appeared before the Permanent Commission of Parliament at the request of the opposition Frente Amplio (Broad Front) to explain the measures taken by the government in response to the drought that has affected the country since last year.

Uruguay cattle breeders fear 'monopoly conditions' as Brazilian companies control most of the beef industry

Published: 02/02/2023 in MercoPress

BPU is a subsidiary of NH Foods Group, based near Durazno, in central  Uruguay, and is one of the most modern meatpacking plants in Uruguay and South America. Brazil's protein producer giant Minerva Foods issued a note to the market communicating the purchase of state-of-the-art Breeders and Packers Uruguay (BPU Meat) abattoir and processing plant for USD 40 million. The conclusion of the deal is still pending approval by the Uruguayan authorities.

Denmark least corrupt country in the world; Uruguay in the Americas

Published: 01/31/2023 in MercoPress

“The omnipresence of corruption in the Americas encourages many other crises that the region is going through,” Ferreira Rubio explained Denmark scored 90 points out of 100, to the top Transparency International's Index as the least corrupt country in the world, followed by Finland and New Zealand (87 points each). At the other end of the table were Somalia, Syria, and South Sudan. Uruguay was a Latin American country with better grades.

Argentine migrants flocking into Uruguay at a slower pace

Published: 01/31/2023 in MercoPress

The Argentine exodus was noticeable the day Argentina won the World Cup. Photo: Sebastián Astorga Uruguay processed a total of 7,209 resident visas for Argentine nationals in 2022, a drop of nearly 42% from the previous year, it was reported in Montevideo on Monday.

Uruguay's Environment Minister resigns after degree scandal

Published: 01/31/2023 in MercoPress

Peña was one course short of a degree in Business Management from the Catholic University of Uruguay A controversy over using the prefix "Lic." when he was still to earn a college graduate degree resulted in the resignation of Uruguay's Environment Minister Adrián Peña. President Luis Lacalle Pou has already chosen Robert Bouvier for the position. The Vice President of the state-run telephone company Antel was proposed by Peña himself.

Supplies and staff arrive at Uruguay's Artigas base in Antarctica

Published: 01/30/2023 in MercoPress

The ROU 04 General Artigas was fully re-engined last year in Uruguay After departing from Montevideo on Jan. 16, Uruguayan Navy's logistics vessel ROU 04 "General Artigas" has arrived in Antarctica as part of the Antarkos 2022-2023 campaign to deliver supplies to the Artigas Scientific Base.

Positive security balance for Uruguay during summer season, Minister claims

Published: 01/30/2023 in MercoPress

People are returning to public spaces for a walk, Heber explained Uruguay's Interior Minister Luis Alberto Heber, who gained notoriety last week when he had a gun stolen from his home, said security during the summer season has yielded a positive balance.

Theme cruise ship from Brazil due in Buenos Aires after calls in Uruguay

Published: 01/07/2023 in MercoPress

Clothing is optional for the open decks and pool areas of the Azamara Pursuit  The luxury cruise ship Azamara Pursuit is due Saturday in Buenos Aires after departing from Brazil and making calls in Montevideo and Punta del Este. Unlike other vessels looking similar on the surface, this particular case is reported to have 564 passengers onboard, most of whom are swinger couples from the United States seeking new experiences with like-minded people.

Uruguay goods' exports up 16,5% in value year to year and reach US$ 13,36bn

Published: 01/07/2023 in MercoPress

Beef, soybeans and cellulose the three leading export goods in 2022 Uruguay’s goods exports grew 16.5% in value during the past year, to reach a record high of US$ 13.36 billion, according to the country's trade promotion agency.

Uruguay's unemployment in 2022 below pre-pandemic times

Published: 01/05/2023 in MercoPress

“If we compare the number of people with jobs, there are currently 35,000 more than those who were employed in 2019,” Pérez said According to Uruguay's Labor Ministry data released Wednesday, unemployment in the South American country during 2022 was lower than that of times before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out.

“A scandal over fake passports”: Financial Times warns that reputation of Uruguay is threatened

Published: 01/03/2023 in MercoPress

The case turned into “accusations of political espionage and corruption” and that it could “threaten the nation's reputation as a model of stability in Latin America”. The Financial Times described the event that is currently being investigated by the Uruguayan Justice related to the former presidential custodian Alejandro Astesiano and the implications that have arisen around the entourage of President Luis Lacalle Pou.

Number of Covid-19 cases on the rise in Uruguay

Published: 01/03/2023 in MercoPress

It is important to complete the indicated scheme and receive the booster dose according to the recommendation,” Satdjian wrote on social media Uruguayan health authorities Monday announced the country had detected over 8,900 cases of Covid-19 last week for a total of 1,020,161 confirmed infections since the onset of the pandemic.

Uruguay, a failed Mercosur summit and China's long shadow

Published: 12/30/2022 in MercoPress

Presidential summit meetings of the Mercosur alliance were usually sedate comfortable affairs until Uruguay decided to “open up to the world” under its pro-business President Luis Lacalle Pou.

First family of Afghan refugees arriving in Uruguay

Published: 12/29/2022 in MercoPress

Details regarding the refugees were handled with “extreme reserve” by the UNHCR and the IOM, Uruguay's Foreign Ministry explained  Uruguay is to welcome Thursday the first family of Afghan refugees, Así Nos Va from Montevideo's Radio Carve reported.

Uruguay: Senate agreed in general to social security reform

Published: 12/28/2022 in MercoPress

Changes are being introduced the Uruguayan way, Botana argued Uruguay's Senate Tuesday issued a broad approval to the social security reform bill, leaving the details to be reviewed Wednesday, it was reported in Montevideo.

Uruguay's cruise season in full swing; largest ever vessel MSC Seaview docks in Montevideo

Published: 12/26/2022 in MercoPress

MSC Seaview with more than 2,000 cabins (some 5,400 passengers), the largest cruise to ever dock in Montevideo. The cruise season in Uruguay is in full swing and according to local authorities, some 241 calls are expected this summer. On one day three cruises docked in Montevideo, the MSC Preziosa with 4,300 passengers, the Azamara Pursuit with 379 passengers, and the Oosterdam with 1,200 passengers.

Uruguay's President to bring along two former colleagues to Lula's inauguration

Published: 12/24/2022 in MercoPress

Lacalle insisted on leaving aside their differences for the greater good of the country Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Friday invited his predecessors Julio María Sanguinetti and José Mujica to the Jan. 1 inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva in Brasilia.

Eight deaths reported in Uruguay of streptococcus

Published: 12/22/2022 in MercoPress

The streptococcus pyogenes bacterium causes infections leading to symptoms from mild to severe Uruguayan health officials Thursday reported eight people have died of a strong form of streptococcus after cases were detected between Nov. 3 and Dec. 12 in the South American country.

Uruguay: Lacalle Pou's former bodyguard “spied” on the President’s ex-wife on his request

Published: 12/22/2022 in MercoPress

Lacalle's entourage is very upset with the publication of these conversations because they understand that they concern the president's family life. Photo: Gastón Britos Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou and his wife, Lorena Ponce de León, separated earlier this year. Two months later, on July 3rd, the then head of security for the president and his family –currently in prison accused of falsifying passports among other crimes–, Alejandro Astesiano, asked the deputy executive director of the National Police, Jorge Berriel, to inquire in “confidential mode” about a personal trip of the woman who still presents herself as the first lady of Uruguay on her social media.

Uruguay brings forwards Covid-19 vaccination as cases soar

Published: 12/22/2022 in MercoPress

Between Dec. 11 and 17, an 87 % increase in the number of cases from the previous week was confirmed Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Wednesday announced that the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 due to start in March 2023 had been moved forward in light of an increasing number of infections.

Uruguay's economy growing above global pace, Lacalle says

Published: 12/20/2022 in MercoPress

Carmelo, Colonia, and Uruguay can offer tranquility and security, which is the last nudge that the businessman needs, Lacalle highlighted Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said that while the world's economy would grow by 2.9%, that of his country would do so by over 5% by the end of 2022.

Uruguay finds successor for Deputy Foreign Minister post

Published: 12/20/2022 in MercoPress

Albertoni said he had known President Lacalle for quite a while now Although President Luis Lacalle Pou said that it would take a while to find a replacement for Carolina Ache Batlle as Deputy Foreign Minister, the Ciudadanos faction of Uruguay's Colorado Party has already come up with the name of Nicolás Albertoni for the post.

Scientists found sublineage of the omicron variant in Uruguay

Published: 12/20/2022 in MercoPress

According to the Institut Pasteur Institutional Working Group, this mutation is likely to have “an increased risk of reinfection”. Institut Pasteur team detected a new omicron sublineage in Uruguay and warns of increased risk of covid-19 reinfection. However, the specialists clarified that "a major impact on protection against severe disease is not expected".

Uruguay: ANCAP's boss foresees price drop at pumps

Published: 12/19/2022 in MercoPress

“The political decision is always in favor of the population and not in favor of ANCAP's or the State's finances,” Stipanicic stressed Uruguay's state-run oil company ANCAP President Alejandro Stipanicic said the price of fuel at pumps should be adjusted downward shortly after such a trend has been registered for several weeks in the international market.

Uruguay's Tourism Minister would like fewer requirements for foreign travelers

Published: 12/16/2022 in MercoPress

Viera also criticized that after 30 years since Mercosur's creation, it was still necessary to go through immigration when traveling between Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay Uruguay's Minister of Tourism Tabaré Viera insisted this week that lifting all sanitary requirements from inbound travelers would be "the desirable" thing to do, but admitted that, in the end, such a decision was up to the health authorities who needed to protect the local population first and foremost.

Uruguay's economy unchanged since second quarter of 2022

Published: 12/16/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguay's GDP grew by 3.7% interannually in the third quarter of 2022 Uruguay's Central Bank (BCU) Thursday issued a report showing the country's economy for the third trimester of 2022 "remained at similar levels to those of the second quarter of the year."

Salinas said Uruguay has enough supply of the Pfizer vaccine

Published: 12/15/2022 in MercoPress

Salinas said Uruguay has enough supply of the Pfizer vaccine Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Wednesday announced that additional vaccination centers would be opened for the administration of booster doses of the COVID-19 immunizer.

Uruguay publishes unilateral statement regarding Mercosur Summit

Published: 12/07/2022 in MercoPress

Unlike in previous years, there was no joint declaration after the Montevideo gathering Uruguay Wednesday issued a closing statement Wednesday ratifying President Luis Lacalle Pou's intentions to keep seeking trade opportunities outside Mercosur. The document came after the South American bloc's LXI Summit held earlier this week in Montevideo, which, unlike previous gatherings, produced no joint declaration.

Argentina to take over Mercosur's pro-tempore presidency amid Uruguay's solo deals

Published: 12/06/2022 in MercoPress

The next logical step for Mercosur is to trade with the Caribbean Argentina is to take over Tuesday the pro-tempore presidency of Mercosur from Uruguay in Montevideo, where the hosts' unilateral search for other markets behind the regional bloc's back has stirred controversies.

Argentine FM fears Uruguay's solo run might lead to Mercosur breakup

Published: 12/05/2022 in MercoPress

Cafiero was concerned by the unilateral actions of Uruguay, who foresees Mercosur “will be irremediably condemned to failure” if the current status quo persists, according to Bustillo Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday said in Montevideo ahead of the Mercosur Presidential Summit that Uruguay's one-sided negotiations with foreign blocs could end up in the dissolution of the South American Common Market.

Uruguay's INE to update measuring of CPI

Published: 12/03/2022 in MercoPress

In Aboal's opinion, the update will allow “a more reliable reflection of the consumption pattern of Uruguayans” Uruguay's National Institute of Statistics (INE) will change the way it measures inflation, starting in December 2022, it was announced in Montevideo this week. The new method means new products and services will be gauged while others are to be sidelined.

World Cup: Uruguay win over Ghana not enough to stay in Qatar

Published: 12/02/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguay joined Ecuador as the other South American team making an early departure from Qatar Two-time world champions Uruguay beat Ghana 2-0 in their last Qatar 2022 football World Cup Friday, as both teams were eventually eliminated from the competition after failing to make it to the round of 16 for which Portugal and South Korea qualified from Group H.

Paraguayan President critical of Uruguay's plan to join other trade blocs

Published: 12/01/2022 in MercoPress

Abdo also said he opposed “gender ideology” Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Wednesday said that Uruguay's negotiating trade deals outside Mercosur were detrimental to the South American bloc's “essence.”

Uruguay: former presidential bodyguard allegedly spied on opposition senators; Justice investigates

Published: 11/29/2022 in MercoPress

Lacalle’s secretary, Álvaro Delgado (right), admitted that “the Government is having a bad time” due to this case and “the full weight of the law must be brought”. The analysis of hundreds of WhatsApp chats recovered from the cell phone of Alejandro Astesiano, the former personal custodian of Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, continues to provide investigators with crucial material in an unprecedented court case in Uruguay's political history.

Qatar 2022: Brazil advance, Uruguay need to beat Ghana to stand a chance

Published: 11/28/2022 in MercoPress

Eduardo Bolsonaro was spotted in Qatar while Bolsonarist still put up some resistance in the streets insisting Lula had won the Oct. 30 runoff through fraud Brazil edged Switzerland 1-0 Monday in their second World Cup Group G game Monday. The South Americans thus secured a berth in the round of 16, while the rest of the series is yet to be decided Friday following a 3-3 draw between Serbia and Cameroon, although the latter seems to have more of an uphill task when they take on the five-time champions.

Uruguay to launch new COVID-19 vax campaign only for some people

Published: 11/28/2022 in MercoPress

Other groups were not considered for vaccination because there is almost no mortality there, Salinas explained Uruguayan health authorities have launched a recommendation during the weekend that immunocompromised patients and anyone over the age of 50 should take their fifth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Unions halt import of Argentine-brewed beer into Uruguay

Published: 11/26/2022 in MercoPress

Production in Uruguay costs up to two and a half times more than in Argentina's Quilmes brewery Unions have saved Uruguayan brewery workers from calamity after their actions prevailed in stopping FNC from importing domestic brands from Argentina, where production costs around half as much due to the currency exchange scenario.

Uruguay draw 0-0 with South Korea in Qatar

Published: 11/24/2022 in MercoPress

Making history Thursday was Switzerland's Breel Embolo Uruguay hit the frame twice but, in the end, the South American squad had to settle for a goalless draw in their 2022 World Cup Group H opening game Thursday.

DBRS ups Uruguay's credit rating

Published: 11/23/2022 in MercoPress

Canadian rating agency DBRS Morningstar upgraded Uruguay's foreign currency sovereign debt score from BBB Low to BBB as a result of Montevideo's "substantial improvement" in the country's fiscal outlook, it was reported Tuesday.

Uruguay confident in EU-sponsored sustainable energy matrix program

Published: 11/22/2022 in MercoPress

Technology and knowledge require a legal framework providing certainty and stability, Paganini argued Uruguay's Industry Minister Omar Paganini highlighted the AL-Invest Verde program for its ambitiousness regarding sustainable development which will position the South American country as a regional innovation hub.

Uruguay: ex-presidential custody chief used to offer State spying system; opposition warned of “bribes”

Published: 11/22/2022 in MercoPress

Astesiano (on the left) is in prison charged with three crimes, awaiting an agreement with the Prosecutor's Office or the trial Alejandro Astesiano, the former custodian of President Luis Lacalle Pou, offered the use of El Guardián, the telephone tapping system of the Interior Ministry, which can only be accessed with judicial authorization. The prosecutor in charge of the case, Gabriela Fosatti, investigates in depth the use that Astesiano had of this tool, it was reported.

Lacalle Pou to seek Uruguay's joining TPP

Published: 11/21/2022 in MercoPress

Joining the TPP would represent more for Uruguay than an FTA with China alone, it was reported Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced his country would apply to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, in a move to have access to more competitive tariffs, which has caused a stir with Mercosur and could jeopardize other negotiations with China, it was reported.

Slight unemployment drop reported in Uruguay

Published: 11/19/2022 in MercoPress

Labor Minister Pieres spoke of “positive expectations” Uruguay's unemployment rate was reported Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE) to have stood at 7.8% in the month of October, a slight decrease from September's 8.3%.

Moderna says updated vaccine available to Uruguay has stronger antibody response

Published: 11/15/2022 in MercoPress

Moderna's Saglio confirmed the new booster would be available to the Uruguayan authorities for their Covid 2023 vaccination plan The Moderna laboratories Tuesday reported that their two bivalent Omicron-targeting new messenger RNA (mRNA) technology booster vaccines (mRNA-1273.214 and mRNA-1273.222) have a superior antibody response compared to a booster dose of the basic RNA vaccine.

Uruguay's Vaccine Committee summoned to rule on need for new Covid booster dose

Published: 11/15/2022 in MercoPress

It will soon be time to go back to practicing medicine, Salinas said Uruguayan Health Minister Daniel Salinas Monday announced the Vaccine Committee had been convened to decide on a possible booster against COVID-19. He also reviewed his plans to leave his post next year.

Brazil and Uruguay manage significant seizures of cocaine bound for Europe

Published: 11/09/2022 in MercoPress

In Uruguay one of the operations involved a vessel heading for Spain and the second a truck with half a ton of cocaine. Apparently the drug was dropped from an aircraft Brazil and Uruguay have been quite active in their combat against the drug trade. In Brazil in the northeast of the country, the state of Pará, Federal Police seized 2,75 tons of pure cocaine bound for Europe, which has been considered one of the largest drug seizures in a port.

Former St Helena sea link, turned into “floating paddock” for Extreme E competitions visiting Uruguay

Published: 11/08/2022 in MercoPress

St Helena is transporting electric vehicles and all the necessary backup equipment for the last leg of the Extreme E season championship dispute in Uruguay A completely refurbished former RMS St Helena, which sailed between the British Overseas Territory of St Helena, (occasionally Ascension Island) and Cape Town in South Africa until 2018, is currently in Uruguay although under a new purpose.

Uruguay's advantages for technology development "to attract talent,” Lacalle said

Published: 11/04/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguay wants to become a Latin American technology hub, not just in the Southern Cone, Lacalle stressed. Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday underscored during an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) event in Punta del Este his country's advantages for investments to keep flowing in.

Amid strike, Uruguay's Ancap secures jet fuel supply through imports

Published: 11/01/2022 in MercoPress

Ancap's decision to clean up an accounting mess resulted in a strike that could isolate Uruguay from the world - hence the need to import jet fuel Uruguay's state-run oil company has imported jet fuel from Argentina to guarantee a normal supply to keep the international airports of Montevideo and Punta del Este operational amid a workers' strike, it was reported Monday.

Football World Cup trophy lands in Uruguay

Published: 10/28/2022 in MercoPress

Montevideo's Centenario Stadium is where the first-ever World Cup final took place The World Cup trophy that will be at stake later this year in Qatar landed Friday at Carrasco airport, where it was welcomed by Brazil's 2002 world champion Lucio, Vice President Beatriz Argimón, and Montevideo Mayor Carolina Cosse, together with Uruguayan Football Association authorities.

Uruguay not willing to close any doors, Lacalle tells Japanese traders

Published: 10/28/2022 in MercoPress

Lacalle is to meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Friday Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou told a business forum in Tokyo Thursday that his country was not willing to close any doors and was therefore ready to move forward with a bilateral trade agreement regardless of Mercosur's stance.

Uruguay successfully issues US$ 1,5 billion "green linked bond," with US$ 3,96 billon demand

Published: 10/27/2022 in MercoPress

The issue attracted 188 investors from Europe, Asia, the United States, and Latin America, of whom 21% are new holders of Uruguayan debt On Friday October 20, Uruguay issued its first sustainability-linked bonds (SLB), with a step-down mechanism that is activated if it reaches certain environmental targets. The purpose is to align the country’s sovereign debt policy with its climate goals by issuing a bond that links the coupon to compliance with the climate and environmental goals that the country set in its first Naturally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement.

Colombia, Mexico, Trinidad Tobago, Uruguay teams, winners of IDB Development Initiative

Published: 10/27/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguay grew its wind power capacity from 1% to 31% of its electricity mix in just one decade. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the four winners of the fifth Superheroes of Development contest, which rewards creative and innovative solutions used in development projects financed by the IDB, IDB Invest and IDB Lab (IDB Group) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Lacalle off to Japan to boost Uruguay's foreign trade

Published: 10/26/2022 in MercoPress

The bovine tongue is traded in Russia but alternative markets are needed, Mattos explained Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou is off on an official mission to Japan to boost bilateral trade, it was reported Tuesday in Montevideo. In the meantime, Vice President Beatriz Argimón will be in charge of the Executive until Oct. 31.

Japanese rating agency ups Uruguay's grading

Published: 10/22/2022 in MercoPress

Arbeleche highlighted the new green bond will be tied to the government's environmental performance Japanese risk rating agency R&I raised Uruguay's status from BBB to BBB+, the best grading the South American country has ever received, it was announced Friday.

Emergency declared in Uruguay due to poor rainfalls

Published: 10/21/2022 in MercoPress

We have a much more accentuated deficit situation than last year, Mattos argued Uruguay's Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattos Thursday announced the Government had declared a national emergency due to poor rainfalls.

Uruguay expects record cruise calls this coming 2022/2023 season

Published: 10/20/2022 in MercoPress

Ferraz estimated 122 cruise calls this summer in Montevideo, and another 70 at Punta del Este, the South Atlantic seaside. “It's a record number for Uruguay”. The head of the Brazilian chapter of CLIA, Cruise Lines International Association, Marco Ferraz announced a record call of cruise vessels this coming season, the highest in ten years, both in Uruguay and Argentina. CLIA is considered the largest commercial association of the cruise industry with a membership of 55 companies.

Lacalle Pou: Argentina's protectionist measures detrimental to Uruguay

Published: 10/19/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguayans flock to the border crossings every weekend. Photo: Presidency Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou criticized Argentina's recent economic measures saying they "do not go with the spirit of Mercosur."

Arbeleche says Uruguay going through economic recovery

Published: 10/18/2022 in MercoPress

Arbeleche said Uruguay holds private entrepreneurship in high regard Uruguay's Economy Minister Azucena Arbeleche Monday underlined her country was going through a process of economic recovery despite the global scenario.

Plan for first binational Conservationist Park underway in Uruguay River

Published: 10/17/2022 in MercoPress

Butler has met many times with Uruguay's President Lacalle Pou American billionaire Gilbert Butler has purchased some land he intends to hand over to the Argentine province of Entre Ríos and to the government of Uruguay for eco-tourism purposes, it was reported during the weekend.

Uruguay seeks to become attractive to global meeting organizers

Published: 10/15/2022 in MercoPress

The Uruguayan space hosted more than 40 individual meetings and four presentations at the Las Vegas event Uruguay's Tourism Minister Tabaré Viera headed the South American country's delegation at IMEX America 2022, a convention held in Las Vegas to promote the industry of global meetings, ceremonies, and incentive travel and arguably the largest event on the subject.

Parts of Uruguay on brink of agricultural emergency due to poor rains

Published: 10/12/2022 in MercoPress

Mattos also said the outlook in terms of rainfall for the coming months “is not encouraging” Uruguay's Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries Minister Fernando Mattos has not ruled out declaring a national emergency due to the water deficit caused by poor rains, despite western and southern parts of the country being the most severely affected by the lack of rainfall during the winter.

Uruguay launches stamp, announces coin commemorating Andes plane crash

Published: 10/08/2022 in MercoPress

Some of the survivors of Uruguayan Air Force flight 591 such as Gustavo Zerbino, Fernando Parrado, Eduardo Strauch, and Roberto Canessa attended the event Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Friday took part in a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the so-called Andes tragedy, an airplane crash that made history since many victims survived after being left for dead.

Uruguay's Lower House passes euthanasia bill

Published: 10/07/2022 in MercoPress

The extraordinary session had 18 hours of debate before the bill, introduced in 2020, was formally voted on. Uruguay's Lower House Thursday passed a bill legalizing euthanasia with 57 votes out of 96. The project now goes to the Senate for further Parliamentarian treatment.

Leading meteorologist forecasts dry months ahead for Uruguay

Published: 10/04/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguayan soils are lacking adequate rainfalls since the winter when it also rained less than usual. Uruguay's rural producers were discouraged Tuesday after expert meteorologist Mario Bidegain forecast this year's Spring will be the third in a row with a rainfall deficit.

Price of gasoline to fall in October, diesel and cooking gas remain stable in Uruguay

Published: 09/30/2022 in MercoPress

The current price of diesel is still disadvantageous to Uruguayan agriculture producers when compared to those of Brazil and Paraguay, Lago argued Uruguayan authorities ordered a reduction in the price of gasoline at pumps of UY$ 3 (US$ 0.073) per liter effective Oct. 1 while diesel and cooking gas will remain unchanged, it was announced in Montevideo.

Ukraine accused Uruguay of participating in a "collective crime" against its state; Uruguay responded

Published: 09/28/2022 in MercoPress

In response to this news, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay and the opposition Broad Front, disassociated themselves from the presence of Sebastián Hagobián Ukrainian officials have pointed fingers at Uruguay for allegedly participating in a "collective crime" by supporting President Vladimir Putin's attempt to annex occupied regions.

Russia needs to withdraw from Ukraine, Uruguay's Bustillo tells UN

Published: 09/27/2022 in MercoPress

“For Uruguay, the democratic system is part of its history and its best traditions,” Bustillo stressed. Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Monday told the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York that Russia's withdrawal from Ukraine was essential.

Uruguay's presidential custody chief arrested for allegedly falsifying Russian passports

Published: 09/26/2022 in MercoPress

Alejandro Astesiano (left) and Lacalle Pou (right). Photo: FocoUy The head of President Luis Lacalle Pou's custody, Alejandro Astesiano, has been arrested by order of the Public Prosecutor's Office for alleged "passport forgery", according to Uruguayan media and confirmed by sources from the Presidency.

Uruguay forecasts promising cruise season for next Summer

Published: 09/24/2022 in MercoPress

Passengers tend to return to places they visit on cruise trips. Hence the importance of the industry, Monzeglio argued Uruguayan authorities are forecasting a promising cruise season for next Summer, according to Tourism Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio, who confirmed there were so far 130 confirmed reservations for calls in Montevideo and 57 for Punta del Este.

Uruguay ranked among best places for investing in the near future

Published: 09/23/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguay “has strong political parties and a stable and predictable macroeconomic framework” According to one of the world's leading financial magazines, Uruguay remains "a haven of stability in a volatile region." The report featured the opinions of experts participating in a regular survey, who were asked to evaluate 174 countries quarterly.

Uruguay confirms 6th case of monkeypox

Published: 09/21/2022 in MercoPress

Monkeypox cases are relatively rare in Uruguay Health authorities have confirmed the 6th case of monkeypox in Uruguay after the initial detection dating back to late July, it was reported Wednesday. While another possible contagion is under study, 57 suspected cases have already been ruled out.

Chinese sanctions on Uruguay's Frigorífico Rosario lifted

Published: 09/20/2022 in MercoPress

Meat packing plant workers mobilized in Montevideo to protest Chinese sanctions in May. Photo: Sebastián Astorga Uruguay's Frigorífico Rosario has been allowed to resume exports to China following a sanction on Sept. 30, 2021, that banned the meat processing plant from sending shipments to the Asian giant, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries Fernando Mattos announced.

Prince Charles visit to the River Plate and the Falklands, with a little help from Uruguay

Published: 09/19/2022 in MercoPress

Then Prince Charles with president Julio Sanguinetti during his full agenda in Uruguay In March 1999, King Charles III, then Prince of Wales made a three countries visit, Argentina, Uruguay and the Falkland Islands. A visit which was mainly a retribution to the one then Argentine President Carlos Menem and his daughter Zulemita, acting as First Lady, had done to London the year before, October 1998.

Uruguay's economy grows 7.7% in second quarter of 2022

Published: 09/17/2022 in MercoPress

An increase in activity in agriculture, fishing, and mining were key factors, the BCU stated In its National Accounts report published Friday, the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) announced that the country's economy had grown 7.7% in the second quarter of 2022 "mainly due to the high yields achieved in the soybean harvest."

This winter among the coldest in Uruguay's last 42 years

Published: 09/16/2022 in MercoPress

Values below average were recorded nationwide, Inumet said Uruguay's Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) released this week a report according to which the 2022 winter was the ninth coldest in the last 42 years.

Lacalle Pou and Mujica found to be most popular politicians in Uruguay

Published: 09/16/2022 in MercoPress

Lacalle's positive image was released on the day when opposition labor unions launched a general strike opposing his policies Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou and his predecessor José Pepe Mujica (2010-2015) top the list of most-liked politicians in the country, a survey by pollsters Equipos Consultores released Thursday showed.

Uruguay going through "2nd energy transition," minister says

Published: 09/14/2022 in MercoPress

The MIEM's stand at Expo Prado is focused on raising awareness about electric mobility, energy efficiency, and the use of renewable resources Uruguay's Industry Minister Omar Paganini Tuesday said during the traditional rural Expo Prado fair in Montevideo that his country was going through a second energy transition.

Uruguay creates record of suicide attempts to monitor patients

Published: 09/13/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguay was reported in July to have the worst suicide rate in the region Uruguay's Health Ministry authorities have announced the creation of a suicide attempt registry whereby all those who unsuccessfully try to take their own life will be monitored to avoid a recurrent event.

Uruguay's Carrasco Airport gains momentum as more services are offered

Published: 09/12/2022 in MercoPress

Carrasco is also preparing to welcome back American Airlines on October 31 LATAM Airlines has announced an increase in its number of flights between Montevideo and Santiago de Chile starting in September and growing steadily through December as the Uruguayan capital's Carrasco International Airport picks momentum worldwide.

CHR Court rules against Costa Rica, receives complaint from Uruguay

Published: 09/09/2022 in MercoPress

The Costa Rican reporters needed to inquire no further as they based their article on statements from an official source, the IACHR found The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has condemned Costa Rica for acts committed in 2005 in violation of the right to freedom of thought and expression against reporters Ronald Moya Chacón and Freddy Parrales Chaves.

Lacalle participates in events boosting Uruguay's economy

Published: 09/09/2022 in MercoPress

New developments will allow for international certifications not available before in the country Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday attended the celebrations of Laboratorio Industrial Montevideo's 75th anniversary. The 100% national company is specialized in food and electrical analysis, supporting exporting companies.

Uruguay's Foreign Ministry joins global sympathy over Queen's death

Published: 09/09/2022 in MercoPress

Bustillo also underlined the good ties relations between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Thursday issued a statement expressing the South American country's sympathy over the passing of the British monarch at Balmoral Castle.

Price of gasoline at pumps drops slightly in Uruguay

Published: 09/01/2022 in MercoPress

Paganini explained a compromise decision was made to keep the price of diesel fuel unchanged Uruguayan authorities have announced a UY$ 3 (US$ 0.074) reduction in the price of gasoline at pumps effective Thursday. Energy Minister Omar Paganini also explained the price of supergas (cooking gas) and diesel fuel would remain unchanged.

Expo Prado, Uruguay's largest agricultural fair, now without sanitary restrictions: here's everything you need to know

Published: 08/30/2022 in MercoPress

The official launching of the event, in its 117th edition, was held under the slogan “Sustainable Production”. For the first time in almost three years, the International Livestock Exposition will return in a new edition that will be held as it was before the pandemic, without sanitary restrictions, and in the same place: the Rural del Prado in Montevideo.

Uruguay, Brazil agree to deepen fight against organized crime along the border

Published: 08/30/2022 in MercoPress

“If we had eight homicides as we had in January we would be facing a serious problem,” Heber explained Authorities from Uruguay and Brazil defense authorities have held bilateral meetings towards coordinating joint efforts along the border between the two countries to carry out operations against drug trafficking and organized crime in the area.

Uruguay chosen by WHO for hepatitis B and C program

Published: 08/29/2022 in MercoPress

Some 24,000 people are believed to have either form of hepatitis nationwide. Uruguayan authorities have announced that as of next month healthcare facilities will be surveyed to detect the presence of hepatitis B and C in order to provide input for the development and adjustment of policies regarding these maladies and meet World Health Organization (WHO) requirements to reduce the number of infected people by 2030.

Argentina follows Uruguay, lifts affidavit requirement for travelers

Published: 08/27/2022 in MercoPress

Those unvaccinated will still need to take the PCR test and observe a quarantine, Viera explained Following Uruguay's announcement in the same direction, Argentine migration authorities will no longer require an affidavit regarding the health status of travelers covid-19wise, according to social media postings by Migrations Director Florencia Carignano Friday.

Employment grows in Uruguay after pandemic lull

Published: 08/25/2022 in MercoPress

In Uruguay, 11,242 workers left unemployment insurance in July 2022 Uruguay's National Statistics Institute (INE) has published its latest measurement according to which the employment rate stood at 56.8% in July of 2022, one-tenth higher than the previous month.

Uruguay stops requesting Covid-19 affidavit at its borders

Published: 08/24/2022 in MercoPress

The zero-VAT policy will be effective from Sept. 1 through April 30, 2023 Uruguayan authorities have announced they would no longer require affidavits from incoming travelers attesting to their health covid-19-wise, in addition to granting tax exemptions on hotel and restaurant bills to foreign visitors, effective as of next month.

Third case of monkeypox confirmed in Uruguay

Published: 08/23/2022 in MercoPress

Physicians are to rule out other more frequent ailments before suspecting monkeypox, Uruguay's Health Ministry explained Uruguayan health authorities have confirmed a third monkeypox infection had been detected in the country after 38 suspected cases were ruled out.

Uruguay's Ancap profitable despite adjusting prices below import parity

Published: 08/20/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguay's state-run oil company Ancap yielded profits of US$128 million for the first semester of 2022 despite adjusting prices below the import parity price (IPP), it was announced Friday in Montevideo.

Uruguay's economy shows drop in sales

Published: 08/18/2022 in MercoPress

Many Uruguayans would rather do their shopping in Argentina thanks to a favorable exchange rate Uruguay's domestic trade has recorded a 5.3% drop in sales of products and services during the second quarter of 2022, the Chamber of Commerce and Services reported Wednesday.

Uruguay's Lacalle gets highest approval ratings in LatAm

Published: 08/16/2022 in MercoPress

Under Lacalle, Uruguay's economy was also found to be the best in the region Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou tops the list of most-approved Latin American heads of state, according to an Ipsos survey released Monday.

Uruguay adopts pioneering plan for treating patients with strokes

Published: 08/15/2022 in MercoPress

All cases of stroke will be admitted through a single, universal and free emergency door for treatment,” the MSP explained Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou last week signed the decree whereby his country would join the Global Stroke Alliance, after an international conference held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Uruguay's Parliament passes defense agreement with China

Published: 08/10/2022 in MercoPress

The document had been signed by the previous Administration of late President Tabaré Vázquez Uruguay's Congress Tuesday approved the implementation of joint defense efforts with China agreed upon in 2019, when the two countries pledged to increase cooperation between their respective Ministries of Defense, "within the limits of their competencies."

Political turmoil making Uruguay investment alternative option for Chilean business people

Published: 08/09/2022 in MercoPress

Chilean companies have invested heavily in Uruguay, Arauco and its Montes del Plata pulp plant, Enjoy, (casinos and hotel), and Sodimac (the Chilean version of Home Depot) Uruguay is becoming a growing option for Chilean business people and investors given the political climate and favorable economic scenario of the Mercosur member, while conditions in the Pacific nation are rapidly deteriorating under political stress and adverse conditions for business, according to Santiago economic media.

Uruguay confirms second case of monkeypox

Published: 08/08/2022 in MercoPress

Salinas has insisted precautions against monkeypox should not be limited to men who have sex with men Uruguay's Health Ministry (MSP) confirmed Saturday the second case of monkeypox had been detected in the country while other three possible infections were under study.

Argentina and Uruguay potential customers of South Korea's military equipment

Published: 08/08/2022 in MercoPress

The FA-50 Golden Eagle, a combat jet jointly developed by Korea Aerospace Industries and US Lockheed Martin, is one of Argentine Air Force options Located in a part of the world with numerous and evolving security challenges not least North Korea, an aggressive neighbor with nuclear weapons and the largest per capita standing army in the world, South Korea has earned a solid reputation as a high quality military equipment manufacturer for land, air, sea and space, and could in a near future have the Argentine Air Force as one of its clients..

Brazil's Lower House passes bill to donate arms to Uruguay's Army

Published: 08/08/2022 in MercoPress

In 2019 a delegation of the Uruguayan Army visited the 22nd Self-Propelled Field Artillery Group of the Brazilian Army in Uruguaiana to see the equipment Brazilian defense authorities are moving ahead with their plans to donate military equipment to Uruguay consisting of M108 howitzers and Urutu vehicles after the Lower House passed a bill in that regard which has now been sent over to the Senate.

Uruguay: Lacalle admits to changing his mind over retirement age

Published: 08/03/2022 in MercoPress

The Broad Front had been looking the other way for 15 years regarding social security, Lacalle argued Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday admitted he had defaulted on one of his campaign promises of not raising the retirement age, because “it was impossible” not to modify it.

2030 World Cup: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay bid to be joint hosts

Published: 08/03/2022 in BBC News - World

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay submit a joint bid to host the World Cup in 2030.

Uruguay, Brazil agree to boost tourism at the border

Published: 08/02/2022 in MercoPress

Viera insisted there was a lot more to be done Tourism authorities from Brazil and Uruguay agreed over the weekend on a series of measures to boost the industry between the two countries during the Brazil-Uruguay Integration Forum held July 30 at the Rivera City Hall.

Uruguay has first case of monkeypox confirmed

Published: 07/30/2022 in MercoPress

Minister Salinas reportedly admitted the country had already placed an order for monkeypox vaccines Uruguayan health authorities Friday announced the first case of monkeypox had been confirmed in the country. According to the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), the infection was proved through PCR testing.

Uruguay back to vaccinating children against COVID-19

Published: 07/28/2022 in MercoPress

The Uruguayan Society of Pediatrics (SUP) welcomed the resumption of vaccination against COVID-19 for children aged 5 to 13 Uruguay Thursday resumed vaccinating children aged 5 to 13 against COVID-19 after an Appellate Court reversed earlier this week Judge Alejandro Recarey's ruling halting the therapeutic procedure.

Court rules Uruguay may resume vaccination of children against COVID-19

Published: 07/27/2022 in MercoPress

The plaintiff lacked standing because he did not fall within the age group, the Appellate Court found A Montevideo Court of Appeals Tuesday reversed a previous decision by a lower court halting vaccination of children aged between 5 and 13 years against COVID-19, Health Minister Daniel Salinas announced. The administration of these drugs will be resumed Thursday without prior appointments needed.

Uruguay will seek to join Trans-Pacific Partnership; Lacalle announces

Published: 07/27/2022 in MercoPress

The President also admitted that Uruguayan exports needed improvements in air connectivity and navigability Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday announced his administration would seek to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in its current form and that, to that end, he will seek endorsement from all political parties.

Uruguay refuses to sign Mercosur Summit's joint statement

Published: 07/21/2022 in MercoPress

Lacalle said the document was not open to “flexibilizing” the bloc The Government of Uruguay Thursday refrained from signing the joint document penned at the Mercosur Summit in Asunción, on the grounds that it lacked any mention of flexibilization, which the Luis Lacalle Pou administration needs to broker one-on-one deals with other blocs or countries or blocs of the block.

Rio Grande port in south Brazil plans to increase export shipments from Uruguay and Paraguay

Published: 07/20/2022 in MercoPress

The port of Rio Grande will have a continuous dredging of the its access channel improving draft conditions for vessels The Port of Rio Grande in the Brazilian southernmost state of Rio Grande do sul, will have continuous dredging of its access channel. The decision follows strong long-standing demand from operators and the fact that the main maritime port terminal in the state of Rio Grande do Sul also has close links with the three other Mercosur member countries, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay.

Uruguay deal: China ratifies successful completion of FTA feasibility probe

Published: 07/15/2022 in MercoPress

“It is very good that a step further has been taken,” Aishemberg stressed China's Ministry of Commerce Spokeswoman Shu Jue Ting Thursday ratified her country deemed the possible conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Uruguay to be of the utmost importance.

Uruguay announces beginning of talks with China to reach FTA

Published: 07/14/2022 in MercoPress

Lacalle insisted his government's steps are not incompatible with Mercosur rules Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday announced negotiations with China to reach a bilateral free trade agreement are to begin, after technical teams from the two countries found it feasible, it was reported in Montevideo.

Uruguay's DINARA requests additional data in Chinese jigger incident

Published: 07/13/2022 in MercoPress

“DINARA will issue a report that will be submitted to the Coast Guard for a general understanding of what happened,” Coronel explained Uruguay's National Directorate of Aquatic Resources (DINARA) Chief Jaime Coronel has told reporters all the evidence submitted by Coast Guard authorities was being analyzed in the case of a Chinese fishing trawler caught while performing illegal catches in territorial waters earlier this month.

Uruguay records coldest, driest June in decades

Published: 07/12/2022 in MercoPress

Just days after the driest June in ages, a heavy storm in Paysandú has led to the closing of the international bridge crossing to Argentina Uruguay's Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) reported Monday that this year's was the coldest June in the last 41 years "with a countrywide anomaly of -2.3°C."

Uruguay Central Bank raised interest rate policy 50 basis point to 9,75%

Published: 07/09/2022 in MercoPress

The Central Bank ratified its commitment to continue with a “contractive phase” as has been anticipated previously by the Monetary Policy Committee, COPOM. Uruguay's Central Bank of Uruguay this week ordered a 50 basis point increase in the interest rate policy, the eighth straight increase since last August. The move, which brings the monetary policy rate to 9.75%, means the central bank has ordered 525bp of increases in total over the past 11 months. The 50bp hike was somewhat smaller than the four previous hikes, which included April’s 125bp increase and three 75bp hikes.

A judge in Uruguay has prohibited Covid vaccines for children; Health Ministry complies with the ruling

Published: 07/07/2022 in MercoPress

In the ruling the magistrate requested that all the contracts for the purchase of the vaccines be published in their entirety and without tests In a Montevideo court, judge Alejandro Recarey notified his final ruling on the appeal for protection filed to stop the vaccination against covid-19 in minors under 13 years of age in Uruguay.

Argentina and Uruguay agree on temporary ban to hake fishing

Published: 07/07/2022 in MercoPress

The resolution was issued as per provisions stemming from the Treaty of the River Plate and its Maritime Front The Joint Technical Commission of the Maritime Front of Argentina and Uruguay has issued a temporary ban on hake catching due to the "concentration of juvenile specimens" that "it is necessary to protect," it was announced Wednesday.

How Tango Became A Hit With Dialysis Patients In Uruguay

Published: 07/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news

Scientific research shows that listening to music reduces anxiety and stress, and stabilizes the heartbeat and pulse.

Colombia, Uruguay sign extradition deal

Published: 07/02/2022 in MercoPress

Colombia and Uruguay Friday signed an agreement on extradition and cooperation in judicial matters during a meeting in Cartagena.

Uruguay, the worst in the Americas for suicides, reached a new record for self-murders in 2021

Published: 07/01/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguay has been struggling for years with suicide, a problem that places the country at first place in the Americas. Despite the fact that Uruguay has been positioned by many indicators as one of the most advanced countries in terms of socioeconomic equality in the least egalitarian region of the world, where access to health and solid institutions with low corruption rates is relatively guaranteed in relation to its neighbors in the region, the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health (MSP) reported that last year there were 758 suicides, which is equivalent to a rate of 21.39 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants.

Uruguay expanded 4,4% in 2021 and is poised to continue growing strongly, IMF report

Published: 06/30/2022 in MercoPress

Inflationary pressures driven by external and domestic factors are expected to dissipate only gradually An IMF mission recently visited Uruguay to discuss with local authorities economic developments, including recovery from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the country's policy priorities. The report released on return of the IMF mission to Wahsington pointed out that the economic recovery continues at a firm pace supported by high agricultural commodity prices and strong investment.

Uruguay foresees economic growth, job creation and tax cuts

Published: 06/28/2022 in MercoPress

If there is a growth higher than projected, there must be a decrease in taxes, Arbeleche explained Uruguay's Economy Minister Azucena Arbeleche Monday said the Government foresees a 4.8% growth in 2022 and the creation of 40,000 jobs, which would make the lowering taxes feasible.

Uruguay congress Falklands declaration expected first week of July; differences on the term 'usurpation'

Published: 06/27/2022 in MercoPress

President Lacalle Pou with Prime Minister Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street The Uruguayan parliament is expected to make a legislative declaration relative to the Falkland Islands conflict and the 40th anniversary of the war during the first week of July. The initiative was presented by the opposition catch-all coalition (Broad Front) in April, but the final decision has been delayed since the senior member of the ruling coalition which supports president Luis Lacalle Pou, does not agree with the wording.

Uruguay is back in the oil exploration business; three companies awarded four off shore blocks

Published: 06/25/2022 in MercoPress

ANCAP president Alejandro Stipanicic making the announcement Uruguay's oil refining and fuel distribution company Ancap announced on Friday that three blocks and exploration licenses in the country's maritime shelf had been awarded. Two of them were acquired by Shell and the third by Apache Corporation, including an exploratory well, in the framework of the Open Uruguay Round.

Israel's Embassy in Uruguay says Venezuelan 747 involved in arms traffic

Published: 06/22/2022 in MercoPress

The diplomatic mission also highlighted that onboard were Iranians involved “directly in arms trafficking to Syria” and to the “terrorist organization Hezbollah of Lebanon.” Israel's Embassy in Montevideo Wednesday claimed that the Iranian crewmembers of the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 seized by Argentine authorities in Buenos Aires were involved “in arms trafficking to Syria” and with the terrorist organization Hezbollah.

Uruguay to welcome Inter-Parliamentary Union dignitaries next week

Published: 06/21/2022 in MercoPress

“Uruguay's democratic stability was the key to being elected” as hosts of the event, Argimón explained Uruguay's capital Montevideo and the exclusive beach resort of Punta del Este are to host the upcoming meeting of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union where lawmakers from Latin America and the Caribbean will convene on June 29, Vice President Beatriz Argimón announced.

Uruguay never jeopardized Emtrasur's 747, FM claims

Published: 06/21/2022 in MercoPress

“We are sovereign and we make our own decisions,” Bustillo highlighted Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Monday stressed his country never put the Venezuelan-Iranian plane currently seized in Buenos Aires at risk.

Uruguay, Brazil agree on zero-tariff for certain products

Published: 06/13/2022 in MercoPress

The deal is tantamount to an FTA in some regards, according to many observers While the spotlight at the Summit of the Americas was focused on heads of state not shaking hands and some countries being excluded, the Foreign Ministers of Uruguay and Brazil agreed on a zero tariff in free trade zones and special customs areas for an unlimited period of time.

Uruguay's President Lacalle hits all-time high disapproval

Published: 06/09/2022 in MercoPress

Despite the natural erosion all governments go through, Lacalle is still held in high regard but his coalition needs to find a successor Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has reached an all-time high disapproval rating since taking office in March of 2020, according to a study from the consulting firm Cifra released Wednesday.

Lacalle Pou: “it is not true that security has worsened” in Uruguay

Published: 06/06/2022 in MercoPress

“We should not be obtuse and say that everything is fine, because it is a fallacy that no one would believe,” Lacalle admitted. Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou addressed on Sunday public security and replied to criticism from opposition left-wing party Frente Amplio’s (Broad Front).

Uruguay rounds-up successful appearance at leading MICE fair

Published: 06/04/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguay's swift handling of the COVID-19 crisis has positioned the country as one of the safest destinations worldwide, Monzegliio explained Uruguay's appearance at the leading IMEX fair in Frankfurt yielded "a very positive balance," according to tourism officials who represented the country at the global event, which is focused on the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Congresses and Exhibitions) sector.

Uruguay's inflation above target but exports hit new records

Published: 06/04/2022 in MercoPress

China remained the main destination for Uruguayan sales abroad Year-on-year inflation in Uruguay in the month of May of 2022 has been reported to still be nearly 35% above the target range set by the government of President Luis Lacalle Pou, while exports amounted to US$ 1.5 billion, which set a record high.

Balcedo now suing Uruguay for damages

Published: 06/02/2022 in MercoPress

The lawsuit was filed against the Uruguayan prosecutor's office and that includes all the prosecutors who acted in the case Former Argentine labor unionist leader Marcelo Balcedo has decided to sue Uruguay for damages allegedly worth US$ 22 million after two private airplanes were impounded in 2018 when he was arrested in his ranch near Punta del Este pending extradition to Argentina.

New increase in price of fuel announced in Uruguay

Published: 06/01/2022 in MercoPress

The decision seeks to preserve the country's energy security and mitigate the negative effects of the international crisis The Uruguayan Government of President Luis Lacalle Pou finally announced an increase in the price of fuel at pumps, with which Super naphtha will have risen 15% and 50S diesel 30% so far in 2022. The new increase in the price of fuels will come into effect June 1.

FTA with China would not make Uruguay dependent, Lacalle tells BBC

Published: 05/28/2022 in MercoPress

“Today the US government is not looking south,” Lacalle underlined. Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said in an interview with the BBC that in case or reaching a Free Trade Agreement with China, it would not generate dependence, because in his country politics and economics were separate issues.

Lacalle Pou said Uruguay not going back to sanitary restrictions

Published: 05/27/2022 in MercoPress

Vaccines have helped very strongly,” said Lacalle Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday said going back to sanitary restrictions over an increase in cases of COVID-19 was not on the table.

UK/Uruguay joint statement reaffirms strong relationship and commitments

Published: 05/25/2022 in MercoPress

Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou at 10 Downing Street The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP, and the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Dr Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, met on 23 May.

UK Foreign office releases paper on Business Risks in Uruguay

Published: 05/24/2022 in MercoPress

Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss with President Lacalle Pou Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou is currently on a four-day visit to Great Britain, invited by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. According to Uruguayan officials, the main purpose of the visit is to promote trade and investments and reinforce the strong historic ties between the two countries.

Lacalle Pou with a green message in London: Uruguay “is among the strongest democracies in the world”

Published: 05/23/2022 in MercoPress

While Britain watches the latest episode of the Boris Johnson Show, President Lacalle Pou presents an innovative green agenda By Graham Bound for MercoPress (London) – Only on the most serene of news-days might a visit to the United Kingdom by the President of Uruguay make headlines in the country’s newspapers and broadcast bulletins. For a little while it actually looked as if there might be just such a benign news environment. But as President Luis Lacalle Pou took his seat at Canning House, the Latin America and Iberia think tank, on Monday evening to deliver a lecture titled “Uruguay, a Reliable Gateway to South America – Opportunities in Green Finance”, he must have known that he had been totally eclipsed by his host, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Uruguay, Peru take preventive action against monkeypox

Published: 05/23/2022 in MercoPress

As it is a well-known disease, health centers in many countries have long had protocols in place Uruguayan health authorities announced during the weekend they were monitoring the possible local appearance of suspected cases of monkeypox, based on "the symptomatology and travel history" of individuals.

President of Uruguay left for the UK on his first visit to Europe: will meet with Prince Charles, Boris Johnson

Published: 05/22/2022 in MercoPress

The president's father, Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera, was the only Uruguayan president so far to visit the UK during his time in office The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, traveled this Saturday to London for an official visit to the country, which will last until May 24. Lacalle Pou will be received by Prince Charles and United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson on Monday 23rd.

Yakecan cyclone hits Uruguay, then moves on to Brazil

Published: 05/20/2022 in MercoPress

The subtropical cyclone described as “atypical” hit the Uruguayan coasts Tuesday, mainly in Maldonado and Rocha Two people have died in Uruguay under circumstances that were not a direct result of Tuesday's subtropical cyclone, Yakecan, but which authorities are still investigating after several houses were destroyed and trees were downed, it was reported.

Ex Army officer and narcotics expert, nominated US ambassador to Uruguay

Published: 05/19/2022 in MercoPress

Heide Fulton, whose appointment must be approved by the US Senate, is a career member of the Foreign Service, with extensive experience, and in the US Army Former military officer and current deputy assistant secretary of the Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Heide Fulton has been nominated by president Joe Biden as the new ambassador to Uruguay.

Cyclone Yakecan batters Uruguay and Brazil

Published: 05/18/2022 in BBC News - World

At least two people are dead and hundreds of thousands have been left without electricity.

Uruguay central bank increases rate, anticipates a 'contractive monetary policy' to combat inflation

Published: 05/18/2022 in MercoPress

In Uruguay inflation expectations remain far from their target, while economic activity has achieved pre-pandemic level, reflected in the jobs market Uruguay's central bank on Tuesday announced an increase of 75 basis points to 9,25%, in its monetary policy reference rate, meaning also the bank has entered the contractive phase, as so many other Latin American central banks, in an effort to rein in inflation.

Uruguay braces for a "cyclone with unusual characteristics", meteorologists forecast

Published: 05/17/2022 in MercoPress

Maldonado and Rocha have suspended all school activities Although cyclones are rare in the area, Uruguay's Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) has issued a yellow warning regarding the possible arrival of a subtropical cyclone to the southern part of the country sometime Tuesday.

Uruguay is Paraguay's gateway to the world, both Presidents agree

Published: 05/16/2022 in MercoPress

Abdo awarded Lacalle the highest distinction possible Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez Sunday stressed his country needed Uruguay's help to secure a sovereign presence to have a way out to the sea so that its exports can reach the world and that Montevideo “has always been a port of exit.”

Uruguay faces a wave of violence that could mean a homicide record – government blames drug trafficking

Published: 05/14/2022 in MercoPress

The wave of homicides has led the government to “redouble” its efforts to fight an unprecedented level of drug violence in the country Uruguay has been experiencing dark hours in terms of homicides in recent days. In the first quarter of this year, there were 96 homicides in a country of some 3.5 million inhabitants, 33% more than in the same period of 2021 and a figure that marks a trend that, if maintained, would mean an annual homicide record in the southern country.

Uruguay to start 4th round of covid-19 vaccination next week

Published: 05/13/2022 in MercoPress

Salinas insisted the pandemic was not over Uruguay's Health Ministry (MSP) Friday announced the approval of a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine for all people between 18 and 49 years of age.

More BA.2 subvariant cases in Uruguay, but fewer deaths

Published: 05/11/2022 in MercoPress

Salinas wore a facemask throughout his appearance in Congress, although not mandatory Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Tuesday told a group of opposition lawmakers at the Parliament that the latest data showed a sustained growth of the BA.2 subvariant of the SARS-Cov-2 Omicron strain detected in the country since February.

EU Ambassador to Uruguay on trade agreement with Mercosur: “It is something that European citizens are asking their governments for”

Published: 05/06/2022 in MercoPress

After more than 20 years of negotiations, progress is being made towards its entry into force. The ambassador of the European Union (EU) in Uruguay, Paolo Berizzi, said he was “optimistic” about the agreement between the bloc he represents and Mercosur. After more than 20 years of negotiations, Berizzi said he believes that this year there will be progress for its entry into force.

Uruguay begins Parliamentary debate to legalize euthanasia

Published: 05/05/2022 in MercoPress

Some legislators have come out against euthanasia and most of them belong to President Lacalle Pou's party Uruguayan lawmakers have begun this week the debate to legalize euthanasia, despite opposition from the National Party of President Luis Lacalle Pou and the Catholic Church. The Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide bill was first introduced in 2020, but no further action was taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Uruguay's inflation stable in April but still above target figures

Published: 05/04/2022 in MercoPress

The Economy Ministry has an inflation projection for 2022 of 5.8%, but more realistic assessments speak of 8% Uruguay's interannual inflation during the month of April of 2022 reached nearly 9.4%, as prices rose below projections thanks to sharp decreases in fruits, vegetables, and meat.

Uruguay's Senate puts appointment of ambassador to Ankara on hold

Published: 05/04/2022 in MercoPress

Çavu?o?lu said his response was appropriate in light of the protesters' “unpleasant attitudes” Uruguay's Senate unanimously agreed Tuesday not to move on with its advice and consent regarding the appointment of Hugo Cayrús as the country's next ambassador to Ankara following the embarrassing incidents caused in Montevideo by Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu.

ANCAP importing gas to make up for short supply in Uruguay

Published: 05/04/2022 in MercoPress

60 lorries of LPG are to arrive from Argentina this week Uruguay's state-run oil company ANCAP Tuesday announced that as a result of a power cut at the La Teja refinery coupled with unionist protests, the company had been forced to activate an emergency import from Argentina of 60 lorries of cooking gas in addition to two shipments to secure supply.

Uruguay confirms promising cruise season ahead

Published: 04/30/2022 in MercoPress

“It is practically impossible for a cruise ship from Europe to come only to Montevideo and not visit Buenos Aires,” Monzeglio explained Uruguayan tourism authorities have confirmed 143 calls in Montevideo and 40 in Punta del Este for the upcoming cruise season after meetings between a delegation led by Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio with representatives of the cruise industry and authorities of the Port of Buenos Aires, it was reported Friday.

Uruguay's Ambassador to Guatemala, Honduras and Belize dies

Published: 04/23/2022 in MercoPress

Svotogorsky Marino had joined Uruguay's diplomatic service in 1986 Uruguay's Ambassador to Guatemala Boris Svetogorsky passed away Friday in the Central American country at the age of 60, it was reported. The cause of death was not disclosed. He was also the concurrent Ambassador for Honduras and Belize.

Uruguay and Ecuador discuss possible bilateral trade agreement

Published: 04/20/2022 in MercoPress

“I had a very profitable working meeting with a friend and ally of Ecuador, the president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou,” Lasso said. Photo: Uruguay's Presidency The Presidents of Ecuador and Uruguay, Guillermo Lasso and Luis Lacalle Pou, Tuesday discussed a possible bilateral agreement within the Latin American Integration Association (Aladi).

Uruguay/Brazil waterway project studies submitted for financial qualification

Published: 04/19/2022 in MercoPress

The Lago Merim waterway would link the east of Uruguay with the port of Rio Grande Brazil's minister of Infrastructure, Marcelo Sampaio, received last week the studies referred to the concession of the Lagoa Merim Waterway in the state of Rio Grande do Sul bordering with Uruguay.

Blinken highlights Uruguay's role in international forums

Published: 04/14/2022 in MercoPress

Blinken and Bustillo also discussed the commitments to improve democratic governance during last December's Democracy Summit US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Uruguay had "a strong voice" at the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of American States (OAS), "a voice that we really value."

Uruguay takes action as climate change threatens waters will advance on coastline

Published: 04/07/2022 in MercoPress

Coastal cities will be flooded due to climate change if no measures are implemented Uruguay's Environment Ministry has launched the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Coastal Zone (PAN Costas) to increase resilience to a rise in the level of the sea, resulting from climate change.

Uruguay's ANCAP makes US$ 88 million profit in 2021

Published: 04/06/2022 in MercoPress

In the only business segment where ANCAP is a monopoly “it lost money,” Stipanicic said Despite postponing adjustments in the price of fuel, Uruguay's state-run oil company ANCAP reaped profits worth US$ 88 million, authorities from the petrol supplier reported Tuesday in Montevideo.

It is official now: Fully vaccinated travelers need no covid-19 test to enter Uruguay

Published: 04/02/2022 in MercoPress

The Coronavirus Fund is holding back the lifting of sanitary measures altogether The Government of Uruguay has agreed to allow people vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country with no further testing or swabbing as of April 1, it was announced Friday.

Polls are closed in Uruguay: Vote count begins in referendum questioning the government

Published: 03/27/2022 in MercoPress

The 'Yes' vote was promoted by social and political organizations, among them, the Frente Amplio, the leftist coalition that governed Uruguay between 2005 and 2020 The Uruguayan Electoral Court started counting the votes cast for the referendum against the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), the main project of the Government of Luis Lacalle Pou, after the closing of the more than seven thousand centers enabled in the country at 19.30 local time.

Uruguay: Mujica favors "Aye" vote against "aristocratic" LUC

Published: 03/25/2022 in MercoPress

“Freedom will exist when basic issues are resolved,” Mujica insisted Former Uruguayan President José "Pepe" Mujica said Thursday said the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), which has been a pillar of the current Multicolor coalition, had a certain "aristocratic" ring and a barrack-like approach at issues.

Uruguay's economy grows 4.4% in 2021, Central Bank says

Published: 03/24/2022 in MercoPress

Wednesday's results were consistent with forecasts by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) According to a study by Uruguay's Central Bank released Wednesday, the country's economy has grown 4.4% in 2021, despite all COVID-19 restrictions. The new figures show a recovery from 2020's fall due to the sanitary measures in force, which led to a decline in GDP of 5.9%.

Uruguay's “nays” round up campaign to win “revenge referendum”

Published: 03/23/2022 in MercoPress

Delgado warned supporters of Lacalle's government that it was up to them to give an adequate response to the “revenge referendum.” (Pic E. Ryan) Supporters of Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) Tuesday closed their campaign in favor of keeping the norm unchanged and therefore vote “No” in next Sunday's referendum during a rally at Las Piedras.

Sanguinetti warns Uruguay may end up like Argentina if LUC is repealed

Published: 03/21/2022 in MercoPress

At age 86, Sanguinetti took it upon himself to campaign for the “nays”. Former two-time Uruguayan President Julio María Sanguinetti said it was wise to compare his country's situation with that of Argentina so that people could know what is at stake next weekend at the referendum on whether to repeal or not 135 provisions of the so-called Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC).

Uruguay seeks to exonerate VAT on popular meat cut, announced Lacalle Pou

Published: 03/19/2022 in MercoPress

One kilo of asado will need to sell for about US$ 5, according to the new measures Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said on Friday that the Executive Branch will send to the Legislative a bill to exonerate VAT on asado de tira, a popular meat cut, as the Ukraine war takes its toll on the cost of food worldwide.

Vaccinated travelers to be spared further testing to enter Uruguay

Published: 03/18/2022 in MercoPress

Viera insisted the sooner that measure became effective the better for the industry. Uruguay's Minister of Tourism Tabaré Viera has requested his Public Health colleague Daniel Salinas to review the possibility that incoming travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are spared the swab test at the earliest.

Lacalle Pou signals price of meat to go up in Uruguay

Published: 03/16/2022 in MercoPress

“We are in a very volatile moment,” Lacalle said Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday heralded there would be news regarding the price of meat and some other “fundamental inputs.” He also announced the measures will be announced at different times, and they also will be “internal, except for some imports of meat cuts.”

Argentina less expensive than Uruguay, study shows

Published: 03/10/2022 in MercoPress

Under the present conditions, the price gap looked prone to widening, according to the researchers. According to a study by the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU), that measured prices in Salto, Uruguay, and Concordia, Argentina, the former turned out to be 130.3% more expensive than the latter, it was reported.

Uruguay to pick up the tab for Venezuela's unpaid milk bills?

Published: 03/09/2022 in MercoPress

“We are going to do our utmost to defend the interests of the State,” said Mattos. Uruguayan dairy producer Conaprole has filed a lawsuit against the State for nearly US$ 62 million due to payments owed by Venezuela for the sale of products, Agriculture Minister Fernando Mattos announced.

Uruguay endorses OAS statement against Russian invasion of Ukraine

Published: 02/28/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguay had planned to sign only a unanimous declaration but had a change of mind Sunday Uruguay Sunday chose to join the list of Organization of American States (OAS) countries opposing Russia’s military actions in Ukraine after Friday’s initial decision not to sign the declaration in that regard.

Uruguay's FM condemns use of force in Ukraine and calls for diplomatic channels to be resumed

Published: 02/25/2022 in MercoPress

The Foreign Ministry asked that the conflict be settled “by peaceful means” and condemned military operations by Russia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRREE) of Uruguay called on Thursday for the parties involved in the conflict unleashed after Russia's attack on Ukraine “to return to the path of negotiations, to full compliance with the Minsk agreements” and to “resolve the current conflict of interests through diplomatic channels”.

No more caps for parties in Uruguay, if attendees are vaxxed

Published: 02/23/2022 in MercoPress

Those type of events will no longer be limited in their duration as well, Salinas explained Uruguayan health authorities Wednesday said they favored no more capacity caps for parties and indoor events for fully vaccinated people. Health Minister Daniel Salinas said his office "recommends allowing the development of all types of activity outdoors, with 100% capacity and without vaccine control."

Uruguay says Putin's move in Ukraine against UN rules

Published: 02/23/2022 in MercoPress

“The territorial integrity of States is a principle contained in the Charter of the United Nations,” Uruguay's Foreign Ministry stressed The Government of Uruguay has condemned the latest event in eastern Ukraine because they “put regional stability at risk” in addition to violating “the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”

Uruguay has what world investors need, President Lacalle tells Dubai fair

Published: 02/22/2022 in MercoPress

In a turbulent world, Uruguay has peace tIn a turbulent world, Uruguay has peace to offer, Lacalle highlightedo offer, Lacalle highlighted Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou told attendees at the Expo Dubai 2022 international fair that the private sector made a country thrive and urged investors to pour into the South American country to become "owners, partners or shareholders of the food generation."

Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Uruguay highlight bilateral increasing trade

Published: 02/16/2022 in MercoPress

Bustillo and Cafiero also ”agreed on the importance of continuing to hold regular meetings Argentina's Foreign Ministers Santiago Cafiero Tuesday in Buenos Aires with his Uruguayan counterpart Francisco Bustillo to discuss a 33% increase in bilateral trade, among other issues.

Ancap refinery becomes National Historic Monument in Uruguay

Published: 02/15/2022 in MercoPress

Construction of the refinery started three years after Ancap's foundation A refinery belonging to Uruguay's state-run oil company Ancap has been declared a National Historic Monument for its unique architectural design, it was announced.

Uruguay's industry keeps growing with pesos stronger against US dollars

Published: 02/12/2022 in MercoPress

The US dollar's downward trend has been reported in most parts of the region, except in Argentina Uruguay's industrial production showed a 12.3% growth during the year 2021 when compared to 2020 levels, according to a report released Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Uruguay is the only full democracy in Latin America, The Economist says

Published: 02/10/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguay's position and score make it the only “full democracy” in Latin America, given that Chile dropped several points from 2020 to 2021 The Economist published on Thursday its Democracy Index for 2021, in which Uruguay was ranked 13th, within the spectrum of “full democracies”, being above the 8 points awarded by the ranking.

No harm in Uruguay's banking system dollarized, Moody's report says

Published: 02/09/2022 in MercoPress

“The flow of capital to emerging economies is likely to slow down,” Moody's forecast Although 76% of deposits in Uruguayan banks are in US dollars, credit rating consultants Moody's have said there was nothing to fear.

Uruguay and Chile, the least corrupt “in a corrupt continent”

Published: 01/26/2022 in MercoPress

Uruguay gained two points since 2020 and ranks as the “least corrupt in a corrupt continent”. Corruption in Latin America is one of the most notorious problems on the region's agenda after a decade of major judicial operations that exposed corruption schemes involving governments and companies alike. According to Transparency International (TI), corruption has been entrenched in Latin America for more than a decade with little progress and many setbacks in terms of democracy and human rights.

Cubans keep flocking into Uruguay seeking asylum

Published: 01/25/2022 in MercoPress

Cubans have kept coming in from Brazil in 2021 The number of Cubans entering Uruguay through the land crossings from Brazil is noticeably on the rise, it was reported Tuesday. According to press reports, so far this year 135 people of that nationality have crossed through the Rivera pass from Santana do Livramento at an average of six individuals daily. Uruguayan Migrations authorities have reported that of the 135 who came in only two went out at a later date. Many of them were carrying the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which added to the migrant services overwhelming.

Booster doses in Uruguay to always be with the latest version of the drug

Published: 01/21/2022 in MercoPress

”We ask people to go and get vaccinated,” Delgado insisted Uruguay's Presidential Secretary Álvaro Delgado Thursday said “there will be an annual revaccination” against COVID-19 and announced the Government had secured a supply of Pfizer's drug for that purpose.

US adds Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia to list of destinations to avoid due to covid

Published: 01/19/2022 in MercoPress

The CDC also insists on people getting vaccinated The United States' Centers for Disease Control has added 22 countries to the level four travel warning list due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, particularly of the omicron variant.

The most luxurious vacation properties in Uruguay: Up to US$ 250,000 per fortnight

Published: 01/15/2022 in MercoPress

Of the 10 most luxurious properties in the temporary rental section of Mercado Libre, 7 are in José Ignacio, two in Manantiales and one in Punta del Este For some years now, luxury vacationers are increasingly enjoying Eastern Uruguay's coastline. Beach towns such as José Ignacio, Manantiales or Miamesque Punta del Este are hosts to thousands of tourists that are giving an air of increasing exclusivity to these places.

Uruguay needs to sell the Graf Spee's eagle to pay those who retrieved it

Published: 12/30/2021 in MercoPress

Uruguay has vowed to make sure the eagle's swastika is not turned into a shrine of Nazism. An Uruguayan Court of Appeals has ruled the Government needs to sell the bronze eagle retrieved from the wreckage of the 3rd Reich's Admiral Graf Spee off the Montevideo coast.

Omicron arrived in Uruguay: Uruguayans need to get their third dose of vaccine, minister says

Published: 12/29/2021 in MercoPress

Salinas also admitted a fourth dose of vaccine could become necessary later next year Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Wednesday confirmed the presence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country, which also heralds an overall increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.

Uruguay consolidates climate change policy, minister says

Published: 12/28/2021 in MercoPress

Peña said Uruguay relies on a series of key decisions plus on the world's doing its bit Uruguay's Environment Minister Adrián Peńa Monday forecast that by 2035 ANCAP's La Teja refinery will be closed and vehicles will be 100% zero emissions, as the country advances towards its carbon-neutral goals for 2050

Uruguay's President admits FTA with Turkey under consideration

Published: 12/23/2021 in MercoPress

“It's not only China,” Lacalle admitted Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday admitted his country was after one-on-one trade deals with countries other than China and singled out Turkey was a target. Regarding a possible agreement with the United States, Lacalle said it would be a childhood dream come true.

Uruguay, EU agree on reciprocity regarding digital vaccination certificates

Published: 12/22/2021 in MercoPress

Uruguayans who have taken two doses of Sinovac are not yet eligible for the program Uruguay Tuesday became the fifth country to join the European Union's covid-19 certificate program. It is also South America's first.

Former GACH expert against Uruguay's easing on COVID-19 measures

Published: 12/22/2021 in MercoPress

Omicron's landing in Uruguay is “imminent,” Radi said Uruguayan COVID-19 expert Rafael Radi, a former coordinator of the Honorary Scientific Advisory Group (GACH), has said in an interview that eliminating the second PCR test for those arriving into his country was a "somewhat bold" measure he would have not recommended.

Uruguay does not sign joint declaration at Mercosur Summit

Published: 12/18/2021 in MercoPress

At the two previous summits, Presidents Bolsonaro and Abdo Benítez had joined Lacalle Pou in calling for Mercosur to modify its rules to make it more flexible. Uruguay stood out for its dissenting stance at the 59th Summit of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) Friday after President Luis Lacalle Pou refused to sign a joint declaration.

Real estate booms in Uruguay with Argentine buyers

Published: 12/17/2021 in MercoPress

Argentines used to look for property in summer Punta del Este; now they prefer Montevideo As soon as Uruguay reopened its borders to Argentines owning property in the country, real estate purchases have tripled only in the months of October and November, it was reported.

Uruguay signs deal with FAO to promote sustainable agriculture

Published: 12/15/2021 in MercoPress

“There are no major environmental problems in the country,” Peña explained Uruguay's Federal Agricultural Cooperatives (CAF) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have signed a letter of agreement to promote agricultural awareness nationwide through the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries, MGAP, it was announced.

Argimón takes over in Uruguay as Lacalle travels to Qatar

Published: 12/11/2021 in MercoPress

It is Lacalle Pou's fourth trip abroad since taking office March 1, 2020 Uruguayan Vice President Beatriz Argimón is in charge of the country's Executive Branch since Friday at 6.30 pm when President Luis Lacalle Pou transferred the powers of his office at Montevideo's Carrasco international airport prior to departing on an official trip to Qatar, where he is to remain until Dec. 14.

Argentina's land borders with Brazil, Uruguay set for full reopening

Published: 12/09/2021 in MercoPress

 Brazilians are allowed to enter Argentina by land, but not viceversa The Government of Brazil will reopen its land border crossings to/from Argentina as of this coming Saturday, according to Buenos Aires' Ambassador to Brasilia Daniel Scioli.

LUC referendum in Uruguay scheduled for March 27

Published: 12/09/2021 in MercoPress

The LUC was passed in July 2020 by the current government of President Luis Lacalle Pou and encompasses a large array of issues. Uruguay's National Electoral Court has decided that the Referendum to repeal 135 provisions of the so-called Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) will be held March 27, 2022, Chief Justice José Arocena announced.

Sustainability: Uruguay the example to follow, World Bank says

Published: 12/06/2021 in MercoPress

Wellenstein also praised Uruguay for investing in monitoring systems Anna Wellenstein, Director of the World Bank's Latin America and the Caribbean, Sustainable Development Group, has said Uruguay was an example of turning its productions towards a market that will seek environmental guidelines met.

Unexpected call of Viking Jupiter to Uruguay; she's scheduled to visit the Falkland Islands

Published: 12/06/2021 in MercoPress

The Viking Jupiter in Punta del Este; passengers were allowed ashore    The Atlantic coast resort Punta del Este received on Saturday the first cruise vessel since the start of the pandemic. The expedition cruise Viking Jupiter was scheduled to travel to Buenos Aires, but since it had stopped at Cape Verde islands in Africa, Argentina is demanding a fourteen day quarantine before letting anybody in the country.

Uruguay is ending what is a promising year despite the pandemic and some long standing challenges

Published: 12/04/2021 in MercoPress

The Covid 19 vaccination campaign and the response from the people have been exemplary Despite the pandemic, with its limitations and successes, Uruguay is ending what looks, according to the latest reports on jobs, exports, bond issuing and even inflation, like a positive year.

Uruguay's strategy against Omicron is to just be alert, President says

Published: 11/30/2021 in MercoPress

When things calm down and “apparently there is no risk” people tend to lower their guard, Lacalle said regarding booster doses Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday said his Government had no specific strategy against the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, other than “being alert.”

Canadian rating agency praises Uruguay's fiscal consolidation and raises BBB- trend from stable to positive

Published: 11/27/2021 in MercoPress

The Positive trend reflects DBRS' view that Uruguay’s fiscal outlook has improved due to fiscal consolidation efforts and improvements to the budget Canadian credit rating agency, DBRS Morningstar confirmed Uruguay's Long-Term Foreign and Local-Currency – Issuer Ratings at BBB-, and at the same time, elevated its prospect from stable to positive.

Lacalle ratifies Uruguay's stance regarding Mercosur opening up to the world

Published: 11/17/2021 in MercoPress

Things with China are going well but a deal with the US is unlikely for now, Lacalle said Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou has insisted Mercosur needed modernizing and it is along those lines that his country was seeking one-on-one free-trade deals with the United States and China

UK/Uruguay agree to establish a Trade Dialogue to develop economic relations

Published: 11/11/2021 in MercoPress

UK's Minister for International Trade, Ranil Jayawardena, M.P., metts with Uruguay’s Foreign Minister, Ambassador Francisco Bustillo During a three-day official visit to Uruguay UK's Minister for International Trade, Ranil Jayawardena, M.P., met with Uruguay’s Foreign Minister, Ambassador Francisco Bustillo, and confirmed both countries’ desire to continue strengthening their bilateral trading relationship.

US Deputy Secretary of State visits Uruguay meets with ministers

Published: 11/09/2021 in MercoPress

Wendy Sherman with foreign minister Francisco Bustillo United States Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman who arrived in Uruguay on Sunday and leaves met on Monday with Foreign and Economy ministers, in Montevideo, as part of a South American visit that also includes Peru.

Uruguay calls Nicaraguan elections “illegitimate” – Argentina does not want to interfere

Published: 11/09/2021 in MercoPress

While Argentina chose to adhere to “the tradition of non-interference,” Uruguayan authorities insisted Ortega's regime should free all political prisoners Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Monday said the electoral process in Nicaragua which led to a new five-year term for the incumbent President Daniel Ortega and his Vice President wife Rosario Murillo lacked "legitimacy."

Arbeleche lists Uruguay's achievements before COP26

Published: 11/06/2021 in MercoPress

Uruguay is undergoing a “second energy transition” based on the substitution of fossil fuels in transport, Arbeleche told COP26 Uruguay's Economy Minister Azucena Arbeleche has told the Energy Forum for the World Beyond Carbon, which was an event within Glasgow's COP26, that her country was one of the most prominent in terms of renewable energy.

Chinese carmaker to halt Uruguay operations

Published: 11/05/2021 in MercoPress

Short demand from Brazil led to Lifan's departure The Chinese carmaking company Lifan has announced it would halt all of its operations in Uruguay and leave the country after agreeing to pay overdue wages to some 60 workers who have been laid off and alre already on unemployment insurance.

Uruguay reopens borders to fully immunized foreigners

Published: 11/02/2021 in MercoPress

Entry into Uruguay is now permitted “for people who have completed their vaccination schedule or have had the COVID-19 disease” Around 3,000 foreign tourists arrived in Uruguay before sunset Monday after borders were fully reopened to vaccinated travellers following nearly two years of closure to fight COVID-19.

Rotterdam seizes four tons of cocaine shipped from Paraguay via Uruguay

Published: 11/01/2021 in MercoPress

Europol has repeatedly pointed out that Rotterdam has become a major port of entry for drugs to the continent. Netherlands Customs officers have seized what is considered the largest haul this year, over four tons of cocaine at the port of Rotterdam with an estimated value of US$ 362 million. The drug was found in soy bags that were destined for Portugal and are of Paraguayan origin using Uruguay as the port of transit.

Costa Cruises cancels its 2021/22 season in Uruguay and Argentina

Published: 10/30/2021 in MercoPress

Brazilian regulations only allow international cruise vessels to operate in their waters, thus impeding extended trips to Uruguay and Argentina. As happened with MSC Cruises, Costa Cruises announced on Friday the cancellation of its 2021/2022 cruise season in Uruguay and Argentina. Last-minute differences with Brazilian officials forced the Italian cruise company which belongs to the Carnival Group, to redraft the itinerary of Costa Fascinosa that was expected in Uruguay and Argentina.

Uruguay, Pfizer agree on supply of COVID-19 vaccines for 2022

Published: 10/29/2021 in MercoPress

Uruguay will vaccinate locals first and then offer booster doses to foreigners, Delgado explained The Government of Uruguay finally reached an agreement with Pfizer for the supply of 3.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines during 2022, it was announced Thursday in Montevideo.

Argentine businessman found dead in Uruguay River

Published: 10/26/2021 in MercoPress

Schneider used to live in Uruguay but his body was found on the Argentine shore of the river. Argentine businessman Eugenio Schneider, who owned a successful sandwich restaurant near Paysandú in Uruguay, was found dead on the west side of the Uruguay river shore Saturday. His body was identified Monday by his family. He was 81.

Budget carrier Flybondi announces flights to Uruguay

Published: 10/22/2021 in MercoPress

Flybondi was Argentina's first low cost airline Argentine budget carrier Flybondi will start serving Uruguay as of December, it was announced this week.“ It is a good offer for many tourists to come to our country from Buenos Aires and all of Argentina,” said the head of Tourism.

Uruguay launches literacy plan for prison inmates

Published: 10/19/2021 in MercoPress

Heber: only 4,000 of the 14,000 inmates within the Uruguayan prison system currently receive some form of education The Government of Uruguay Tuesday launched an education plan to reverse the large number of prison inmates who are unable to read and write in this day and age, Interior Minister Luis Heber announced.

Brazil, Uruguay Fms stay mum after Montevideo meeting – rumors soar

Published: 10/18/2021 in MercoPress

Bustillo and França made no comments in what seemed like a calm-before-the storm situation Silence prevailed Monday in Montevideo after Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Monday welcomed his Brazilian counterpart Carlos França to discuss bilateral issues, particularly a possible 10% reduction of Common External Tariffs among Mercosur members.

Uruguay saves money with environment-friendly electricity

Published: 10/18/2021 in MercoPress

Uruguay supplies electricity to Brazil and Argentina thanks to wind generation Uruguay has become the second country in the world when it comes down to wind-generated electricity, thanks to 43 eolic parks which produce a third (33%) of the electricity consumed nationwide, which has represented savings above US $ 125 million in 2020 alone.

Uruguay to make vaccination an option for tourists after borders reopen

Published: 10/15/2021 in MercoPress

It will be a booster dose, since prior immunization shall be required to enter Uruguay as of Nov. 1, Viera explained Uruguay's Tourism Minister Tabaré Viera Thursday announced his country would include COVID-19 vaccination to incoming foreign travellers when the country's borders are fully reopened.

Uruguay: IMF recommends addressing skill-mismatch between the labour force and new jobs

Published: 10/12/2021 in MercoPress

The Uruguayan economy had been stagnant since 2015, at the end of the last commodity price boom, with a secular fall in employment. Last week we published an IMF preliminary statement on the situation of the Uruguayan economy in which it praised the government's handling of the pandemic underlining Uruguay's solid institutions, well-functioning democracy and a high degree of social cohesion.

Uruguay will trade with the world, President Lacalle announces

Published: 10/09/2021 in MercoPress

Lacalle highlighted “there is no crack in Uruguay” Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Friday told the America Business Forum in Punta del Este that his country was moving forward in trading with the world because it is what needs to be done.

IMF praises Uruguay's handling of the pandemic and forecasts 3,4% recovery this year

Published: 10/07/2021 in MercoPress

The country stands out in the region for its well-functioning democracy, strong institutions and high degree of social cohesion The IMF elaborated and presented this month a preliminary statement on the situation of the Uruguayan economy based on Article IV mission findings.

Uruguay eyes energy exports from sea wind farms

Published: 10/07/2021 in MercoPress

Stipanicic hoped in the next five years there would be projects operating in the Uruguayan sea The government of Uruguay is willing to promote the generation of energy for export, by installing wind farms with wind turbines on the maritime platform, it was reported Wednesday in Montevideo.

Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Uruguay have lunch in Buenos Aires in Mercosur rebuilding encounter

Published: 10/06/2021 in MercoPress

Cafiero's meeting with Bustillo (L) was a “fruitful” one Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Tuesday met in Buenos Aires with his Uruguayan colleague Francisco Bustillo in a move to patch things up with the other three Mercosur members. Cafiero will travel to Brasilia Friday.

Uruguay, “cooperating jurisdiction” of EU

Published: 10/06/2021 in MercoPress

There are no color lists in the EU, said the MEF After reports Tuesday announced the reinstatement of Uruguay and also Costa Rica by the European Union to the “grey” list of tax havens, Montevideo was quick to reply all the EU had done was ratify “the status of Uruguay as a cooperating jurisdiction.”

Uruguay opened its stand at the 2020 Universal Expo in Dubai

Published: 10/06/2021 in MercoPress

Next 21 February 2022, will be Uruguay Day at the Universal Expo Uruguay inaugurated Tuesday its stand at the 2020 Universal Expo in Dubai, an event that has attracted over 190 countries.

MSC cruises cancels 2021/22 season to Uruguay and Argentina

Published: 10/06/2021 in MercoPress

MSC cruises announced on Tuesday that it was cancelling its 2021/22 cruise season to Argentina and Uruguay. “Since the beginning of the year and continuing on the path outlined last year to achieve the safe resumption of cruise operations in Buenos Aires, MSC Cruises has been working closely with authorities from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to reestablish protocols and joint operation rules for the 2021/22 season from Buenos Aires and Montevideo under the new normality”, pointed out a release from the Swiss company.

Some hope for this coming cruise season as Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina make public protocols

Published: 10/04/2021 in MercoPress

Uruguay demands passengers and crew must have a valid complete vaccination certificate with at least fourteen days since the last shot and a medical travel insurance that includes Covid. Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina have announced the vaccine certificates and protocols which will be demanded from cruise vessel passengers and crewmembers this coming summer season if they are to call in the three countries as part of their South American tours.

Pińera arrives in Uruguay, the second leg of a three South American countries tour

Published: 09/27/2021 in MercoPress

The Chilean president addressed with his peer Ivan Duque the Colombian peace effort and increasing membership of the Pacific Alliance Chilean president Sebastián Pińera with a delegation of two ministers and members of congress will be arriving Monday morning in Montevideo for a meeting with president Luis Lacalle Pou, the second leg of a three countries tour of South America.

Uruguay expands meat sales business to Japan, South Korea

Published: 09/21/2021 in MercoPress

Asian markets offer a world of opportunities to Uruguayan beef exports Uruguayan meat sales to Japan have been growing at an increasingly faster pace, according to press reports. In 2019, trade was worth US $ 20 million; in 2020, US $ 24 million and so far in 2021, revenues in dollars have grown 72% compared to the same period of the previous year, according to Montevideo Portal.

Unemployment on the rise in Uruguay, INE study shows

Published: 09/18/2021 in MercoPress

In October 2020 unemployment reached 11.2% Unemployment continues to be on an upward trend in Uruguay, according to data released Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Argimón becomes Uruguay's interim president until Sept. 24

Published: 09/17/2021 in MercoPress

Argimón is officially in charge of the country since Thursday afternoon. Due to President Luis Lacalle Pou's trip to Mexico and the United States on his first mission abroad lasting more than 48 hours, Vice President Beatriz Argimón has become the country's interim head of state.

IDB President sees a plethora of opportunities ahead in Uruguay

Published: 09/16/2021 in MercoPress

Punta del Este could be “the new digital hub,” said Claver-Carone “Uruguay could be a Silicon Valley of the south”, said Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Mauricio Claver-Carone Wednesday after meeting in Montevideo with President Luis Lacalle Pou.

Uruguay on 24-hour strike for lost wages and in favor of repealing Government’s Law

Published: 09/15/2021 in MercoPress

Protesters are expected to march before Congress in Montevideo on Wednesday. Uruguay is going through a 24-hour strike called by the labour union Pit-Cnt to demand better wages and working conditions, to defend national development and state-run companies and, most importantly, to say “yes” to the repeal through a referendum 135 articles of the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC).

Uruguay's Congress hit by coronavirus infections

Published: 09/14/2021 in MercoPress

It is too soon to speak of community circulation of Delta variant in Uruguay A few Uruguayan lawmakers tested positive for SARS-Cov-2 forcing 48 people from the national Congress to go into isolation, it was reported Monday.

Azul returning to Uruguay in November from Porto Alegre

Published: 09/11/2021 in MercoPress

Azul will serve Uruguay with Embraer E-195 E2 aircraft Brazilian carrier Azul will resume flights to Uruguay as of November 10 with the reopening of the Porto Alegre-Montevideo route four times a week.

Uruguay's FM says other unilateral trade deals may be announced shortly

Published: 09/11/2021 in MercoPress

Bustillo highlighted Mercosur's poor performance achieving international trade deals Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Friday said that in addition to China there were several other countries interested in reaching one-on-one trade deals with his country.

Brazil terminates bilateral shipping agreements with Argentina and Uruguay

Published: 09/09/2021 in MercoPress

The decision had been made on December 9, 2020 Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has decided to terminate both bilateral maritime transport agreements with Argentina and Uruguay, it was announced.

Uruguay brokers one-on-one free trade deal with China hoping it will not affect Mercosur

Published: 09/08/2021 in MercoPress

“We weren't willing to stay put if the others didn't move forward,” Lacalle said Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday announced his country had begun negotiations with China to reach a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which has been regarded as the beginning of the end of Mercosur.

Argentina recants opening border crossings with Uruguay for now over sanitary concerns

Published: 09/06/2021 in MercoPress

Uruguay's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Carlos Enciso had been told the bridges were going to be reopened Sept. 6 The Government of Argentina has finally decided not to go ahead with the reopening of the bridge crossings into Uruguay, citing COVID-19 epidemiological reasons.

Uruguay's inflation for August above government targets

Published: 09/04/2021 in MercoPress

August was the second largest monthly increase so far this year, according to Uruguay's INE Uruguay's National Statistics Institute (INE) Friday issued its monthly report according to which the country's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August 2021 showed a 0.85% increase.

Uruguay and Argentina to allow crowds back at stadiums for football World Cup qualifiers

Published: 09/03/2021 in MercoPress

In Uruguay, Health Ministry inspectors will supervise the spectators' compliance with sanitary protocols The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has agreed to allow the return of La Celeste fans for the next home football World Cup qualifying game, but with capacity restrictions and only for vaccinated fans.

Aerolíneas Argentinas returning to Uruguay in less than two weeks

Published: 09/02/2021 in MercoPress

“There is a lot of expectation on both banks of the Río de Plata for the summer season,” said Ceriani Flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas is to resume services to Uruguay after 18 months as of September 14, it was announced Wednesday.

Price of fuel goes down in Uruguay as of September

Published: 08/31/2021 in MercoPress

Without a new adjustment to the PPI formula there would have been no price cut The Government of Uruguay Monday announced a small reduction in the price of fuel at pumps due to the use -for the first time- of the new Import Parity Price (PPI) adjustment formula devised by the current administration.

Denmark to lift Buenos Aires embassy which covers Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay

Published: 08/28/2021 in MercoPress

It was not so long ago when Queen Margrethe II of Denmark visited Buenos Aires in 2019 to “establish, strengthen and promote relations” between her country and Argentina The European Kingdom of Denmark Friday announced a reshaping of its foreign policies and a series of measures pertaining thereto which included lifting its embassy in Buenos Aires, which encompasses Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The measure will be effective within a year.

Argentina and Uruguay ladies love and celebrate the Falklands

Published: 08/27/2021 in MercoPress

 Lawmaker Silvina Perez Bonavita with British Ambassador to Uruguay Faye O’Connor during the Commemoration of the Independence of Uruguay last Wednesday (Pic Twitter)<br />
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Ladies support for the Falkland Islands in the River Plate is expanding. As happened just a few weeks ago in Buenos Aires when two historians, one of them with an international reputation, acknowledged the Falklands belong to the Falkland Islanders and doubt Argentina's claim, in Uruguay a member from a ruling coalition junior party last 14 August twitted the hashtag “HappyFalklandsDay”.

Uruguay to open up Ankara embassy following FM Bustillo's Turkish tour

Published: 08/25/2021 in MercoPress

Bustillo with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu Uruguay and Turkey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby a Political Consultation Mechanism as Francisco Bustillo, Foreign Minister of the South American country, rounds up his diplomatic tour.

Uruguay has vaccinated 70% of its population with two doses against COVID-19; Brazil only 26.83%

Published: 08/25/2021 in MercoPress

Some Uruguayans are already taking a third dose of vaccine Uruguay's Public Health Ministry (MSP) Tuesday announced 70% of the population had already received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines such as CoronaVac, Pfizer or AstraZeneca, while a private survey showed only 26.83% of Brazilians were at the same level.

Tabaré Viera becomes Uruguay's new Minister of Tourism

Published: 08/24/2021 in MercoPress

The 66-year-old Viera will always be looking “towards the future.” The Government of Uruguay has appointed Colorado Senator Tabaré Viera and the nation's new Minister of Tourism following the resignation of Germán Cardoso amid a corruption scandal.

Uruguay: Corruption allegations in failed pet project of former president Mujica

Published: 08/23/2021 in MercoPress

What is left of the Gas de Sayago LNG plant project which was promoted by former president Mujica A major corruption scandal is unfolding in Uruguay with a pet project from former president Jose Mujica, which he tried to implement during his mandate, 2010/2015, but failed with accumulated losses of at least US$ 300 million.

Hong Kong emerges as destination of meat exports from Paraguay, Uruguay

Published: 08/20/2021 in MercoPress

Hong Kong seems to be the answer for meat sales  While Uruguay's National Meat Institute (INAC) eyes China, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong as the clients to target, the latter has already recorded an increase of 13% in both volume and revenues in purchases from Paraguay, according to a Central Bank (BCP) report released this week.

Uruguay central bank raises "price of money" reference from 4,5% to 5%

Published: 08/17/2021 in MercoPress

Diego Labat, chairman of the central bank, sanitary situation has improved and the economic activity is bouncing back The Uruguayan central bank following the meeting of its Copom, Monetary Policy Committee, decided last week to raise the basic monetary policy rate from 4,5% to 5%, in line with what has been happening in other central banks in the region.

Presidents of Argentina, Uruguay have dinner in BA to seek a fresh start in bilateral relations after Summit brush

Published: 08/14/2021 in MercoPress

Lacalle Pou and Fernández met in person to smooth things over Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday welcomed his Uruguayan colleague Luis Lacalle Pou over for dinner at the Olivos Residence in an attempt to restore relations between the two of them following a crash during a Mercosur Summit earlier this year.

Presidents of Argentina, Uruguay meeting in Buenos Aires to discuss Mercosur issues

Published: 08/13/2021 in MercoPress

It will be Lacalle Pou's first trip to Buenos Aires as president of Uruguay. President Alberto Fernández of Argentina will host his Uruguayan colleague Luis Lacalle Pou Friday at the Olivos residence, during which both heads of state are expected to discuss Mercosur issues and other matters concerning bilateral relations.

Argentine plans opening of land borders as Uruguay gets ready to allow tourists in, among many improvements

Published: 08/10/2021 in MercoPress

Lacalle Pou hinted restrictions could be lifted once “herd immunity is reached”  Uruguay will start allowing foreigners in as of September 1 while Argentina announced the reopening of its common land borders is being eyed for September 6, as tourism seems headed for a gradual return to pre-pandemic levels.

Uruguay will not change vaccination plans despite WHO's request

Published: 08/06/2021 in MercoPress

“Negative, central,” Salinas replied to the WHO Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Thursday denied his country was to change course in its coronavirus immunization drive despite the World Health Organization's (WHO) requested that countries with a surplus of vaccines should donate them before applying the third dose.

Uruguay plans to open up gradually, first to those vaccinated with any anti COVID-19 drug

Published: 08/05/2021 in MercoPress

The third step (“vaccine tourism”) will be for foreign travelers to take their two doses before leaving, Minister Cardoso said Uruguay's Ministry of Tourism is planning to first allow in only foreigners who have taken a full coronavirus vaccination scheme, regardless of its brand, as the gradual reopening of borders seems imminent.

Decadence of Uruguay's fishing industry: from a catch of 147,000 tons to a mere 50,000 tons

Published: 08/04/2021 in MercoPress

Of the 25 processing hake in 2005, there are only 14 left; of 47 operating with other species six still survive The decadence and complicated situation of Uruguay's industrial fishing sector was exposed by Senator Gustavo Penadés in the Upper House as well as the need for urgent public support to help the country take advantage of the many aquatic resources in rivers, lagoons and the sea, the ocean.

Uruguay's Labor Ministry ratifies vaccination not mandatory for workers

Published: 08/02/2021 in MercoPress

Requiring workers to be vaccinated would be an act of discrimination, said Daverede. Uruguay's Labor Ministry has announced employers shall not be allowed to demand a vaccination certificate when hiring workers, according to high-ranking officials quoted Sunday by the Montevideo daily El País.

Gasoline goes up yet again in Uruguay

Published: 07/31/2021 in MercoPress

The Government of Uruguay Friday announced an increase in the price of fuel as of July 31. It is the third rise in less than two months.

Uruguay economy forecasted to grow 3,5% in 2021, with inflation above target, Central bank report

Published: 07/29/2021 in MercoPress

 The expected evolution of the activity level anticipates a recovery to pre-pandemic levels in the third quarter of this year The Uruguayan Central bank in its second-quarter Monetary Policy report forecasted a 3,5% expansion for the country's economy, the same as the estimate of the Finance ministry, but anticipated higher inflation because of an increase in public rates and commodities.

Norwegian vessel with several Covid cases off the coast of Uruguay

Published: 07/26/2021 in MercoPress

Navy and sanitary staff involved in the evacuation of a crew member from the ”Synnove Knutsen The Uruguayan navy together with the Health ministry evacuated this weekend a fourth member of the crew from the Norwegian flagged vessel "Synnove Knutsen" anchored off the seaside resort of Piriapolis, and with several positive cases of Covid 19 on board.

Uruguay launches vaccination “neighborhood by neighborhood” phase

Published: 07/20/2021 in MercoPress

Salinas is considering reinstating a mandatory quarantine for arriving travelers, due to the appearance of the Delta coronavirus variant Uruguayan health authorities Monday launched a new phase of their vaccination drive called "Barrio a Barrio" (are to the area - or neighbourhood to neighbourhood) to reach people who have not yet been immunized.

Uruguay back in yellow, according to Harvard Index of covid-19 contagion risk

Published: 07/19/2021 in MercoPress

The last time  Uruguay had registered figures along the lines of Sunday's results was November 30, 2020, with 149 infections. Photo: Sebastián Astorga Uruguay was depicted in yellow Sunday in Harvard's Index of contagion risk, which is tantamount to “moderate” after seven months listed among the more dangerous countries.

Uruguay central bank leaves reference rate unchanged waiting for stronger recovery signals

Published: 07/14/2021 in MercoPress

In its third 2021 meeting, Copom ratified the current reference interest rate of 4,5%, and anticipated it will wait for improved indicators The Uruguayan central bank is waiting for stronger signals of economic recovery before altering the current monetary policy, according to a release from the Monetary Policy Committee, Copom. In its third 2021 meeting, at the end of June, it ratified the current reference interest rate of 4,5% and anticipated it will wait for improved indicators from the pandemic battered economy.

Volkswagen picks Uruguay to make e-cars Latin American landing

Published: 07/14/2021 in MercoPress

“Few countries in Latin America that have the renewable energy that Uruguay has,” Di Si said The traditional German automaker Volkswagen has chosen Uruguay as the first country in Latin America to receive its assortment of fully electricity-powered models, it was announced during a ceremony which was attended by President Luis Lacalle Pou.

Opposition files for referendum in Uruguay after collecting far more signatures than required

Published: 07/09/2021 in MercoPress

”The dispute is against a law that is lousy,” Pereira said Uruguayan opposition politicians Thursday filed a petition before the Electoral Court to call for a referendum to repeal several articles of the Urgent Consideration Law (LUC) passed last year.

Uruguay insists it has no intention of infringing Mercosur rules, just increasing trade opportunities

Published: 07/09/2021 in MercoPress

“The world is not going to wait for us. Thus calmly we want to tell you that Uruguay is heading that way, and hopefully we can do it jointly”, Lacalle Pou told his peers during the video conference. The Mercosur trade block, now under the chair of Brazil for the next six months, will be facing one of its most significant potential disruption challenges after the virtual summit with the presidents of the four founding members openly exposing their differences, despite a limited coverage of the event.

Uruguay's opposition files for referendum against emergency law

Published: 07/08/2021 in MercoPress

The LUC was approved through emergency proceedings due to the covid pandemic Uruguayan opposition politicians are ready to submit a petition for the partial repeal of the government's Urgent Consideration Law (LUC).

Uruguay swears allegiance to Mercosur, but will negotiate independently with third countries

Published: 07/08/2021 in MercoPress

The highly contentious announcement was communicated by foreign minister Francisco Bustillo to Mercosur partners On the eve of Thursday's Mercosur summit, Uruguay informed its partners that it will proceed with negotiations, expecting to reach trade agreements with third parties or blocks, outside of the four founding members group.

Uruguay's yearly inflation set at 7.33% after Monday's figures

Published: 07/06/2021 in MercoPress

The last INE report has yielded results slightly above President Lacalle's ambitious goals Uruguay's yearly Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 7.33% as per data released Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), slightly above the government's target.

Unemployment crosses double-digit psychological threshold in Uruguay

Published: 06/30/2021 in MercoPress

The number of people who worked remotely in May fell 0.4 percentage points Uruguay's unemployment rate rose from 9.7% in April to 10.2% at the end of May, which marked a return of the index to double-digit figures, according to a monthly report released Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Lacalle Pou replaces Uruguay's Livestock Minister

Published: 06/28/2021 in MercoPress

Fernando Mattos will take over from a disgraced Uriarte Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Sunday announced he shall be appointing current National Meat Institute head Fernando Mattos as the country's new Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries instead of Carlos María Uriarte.

"Why Uruguay lost control of COVID," as reported in Nature magazine

Published: 06/26/2021 in MercoPress

“We were a model in 2020,” says Rafael Radi, a biochemist at the University of the Republic in Montevideo. “Unfortunately, things are not following the same path in 2021.” By Luke Taylor – Complacency and a coronavirus variant help to explain why Uruguay, once a pandemic success story, couldn’t withstand the surge now rocking South America.

Entertainment may resume in Uruguay July 5, but travellers face tougher restrictions

Published: 06/26/2021 in MercoPress

Freedoms return coupled with more restrictions on travelers to keep the Delta variant at bay The Government of Uruguay Friday announced public shows, parties, social events, food courts, cinemas and amateur sports competitions may resume as of July 5, provided they comply with the anticoronavirus protocols in force.

Uruguay's blooming economy shows covid-induced setback

Published: 06/24/2021 in MercoPress

Reduced mobility of people to curb covid-19 infections took a toll on the economy, BCU said. Photo: EFE Uruguay's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 2.8% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of 2020, according to a Central Bank (BCU) report released Wednesday.

Uruguay: Undocumented migrants and asylum seekers eligible for vaccination against coronavirus

Published: 06/23/2021 in MercoPress

To be eligible for immunization, migrants need to have been “in the national territory for a period of more than 90 days.” The Government of Uruguay Tuesday announced that the right vaccination against the coronavirus also applied to refugee applicants or undocumented migrants who have been in the territory for more than 90 days.

Uruguay makes donation of 12,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Paraguay

Published: 06/19/2021 in MercoPress

“All second doses of AstraZeneca for Uruguayans are properly secured and stored,” Salinas said. Uruguayan health authorities Friday made a donation to Paraguay of 12,000 doses of the AstraZeneca anticovid-19 vaccine, some of which are due to expire June 28 and the rest by the end of August, it was announced.

Uruguay's GACH comes to an end

Published: 06/17/2021 in MercoPress

“We are closing,” Radi announced to journalists. Uruguay's Group of Honorary Advisers to the Presidency in matters regarding the anti-covid-19 fight, known as GACH was dissolved Wednesday after a meeting with President Luis Lacalle Pou at the Executive Tower in Montevideo.

Cruise industry interested in returning to Uruguay for the 2021/22 season

Published: 06/10/2021 in MercoPress

Busy day in Montevideo  with cruise visitors Uruguay has received over 200 requests for cruise vessels to call in Montevideo and Punta del Este for the coming 2021/22 season, (October/March), according to reports in the local media. Of the 200, 140 requests are for Montevideo and 60 for the international seaside resort of Punta del Este.

Vaccination for teenagers aged 17 to 12 starts in Uruguay

Published: 06/10/2021 in MercoPress

Time between the first and second doses had been set at 28 days to capitalize on the school winter break Uruguay Wednesday became the first country in Latin America to extend its anticovid-19 vaccination campaign to children aged between 12 and 17, it was announced.

Uruguay's Transport Minister to undergo surgery to remove eye tumor

Published: 06/10/2021 in MercoPress

Minister Falero is to undergo surgery for the removal of a tumor near his eye Uruguay's new Minister of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP), José Luis Falero, suffered a seizure in the early hours of Tuesday morning and was rushed to a Montevideo clinic for further medical assistance.

Price of fuel goes up 12% in Uruguay

Published: 06/08/2021 in MercoPress

Paganini said national cost overruns were being set aside for now but will have to be taken into account sooner or later. The Government of Uruguay Monday announced a 12% increase in the price of fuels due to the increase in the international value of oil, a product that Uruguay imports 100%.

Lacalle Pou wants Uruguay to compete in an unprotected foreign trade scenario

Published: 06/04/2021 in MercoPress

Mercosur is not about slamming the door and walking away, Lacalle said Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said Thursday during the virtual Export Day celebrations that “we like to play on a large court, and not on a small, protected one.”

Uruguay's exports grow 54.9% yearly, UEU report shows

Published: 06/02/2021 in MercoPress

Exports accounted for an accumulation since the beginning of the year of 3,517 million, 33.9% more than between January and May 2020 Uruguay's exports rose 54.9% yearly, according to a report from the Uruguayan Exporters Union (UEU) released Tuesday, which also showed that between January 1 and May 31 the increase was 33.9%.

Vaccination campaign has reached more than half of Uruguay's population with at least one dose

Published: 06/02/2021 in MercoPress

Minister Salinas highlighted the seriousness of the work carried out by the National Vaccine Advisory Commission Uruguay's Public Health Ministry Tuesday reported that around 1,807,000 people, that is 51.15% of the country's population, have already been administered at least one dose of an anti-coronavirus vaccine.

IMF report praises Uruguay's economy and answer to the covid-19 crisis

Published: 05/27/2021 in MercoPress

Uruguay has a “high per capita income and relatively low rates of poverty, inequality and informality.” Photo: Sebastián Astorga The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has audited Uruguay's economy and was full of words of praise for the South American country, it was reported Wednesday

Lacalle Pou picks wingman Heber to become Uruguay's new Interior Minister

Published: 05/25/2021 in MercoPress

Heber will continue a process of change, defense of Uruguayans, respect and support for the police,” wrote Lacalle Pou Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has chosen Luis Alberto Heber to become the new Minister of the Interior following the death of Jorge Larrańaga last week, it was announced.

Uruguay's Interior Minister Jorge Larrańaga mourned by political friends and foes alike

Published: 05/23/2021 in MercoPress

At the age of 4 or 5, Larrañaga was already known as “El Guapo” (The Tough One). Uruguay's Interior Minister Jorge Larrańaga has died of a heart attack at the age of 64, President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Saturday. "Jorge Larrańaga passed away. Very hard! I've learned to love and respect him. He was affectionate even in the harshness of the battle. We have competed, we have cooperated, we have respected each other. He was at his best. RIP," Lacalle Pou posted on Twitter.

Uruguay now a part of the Alliance for the Decarbonization of Transport

Published: 05/22/2021 in MercoPress

The decarbonization of transport is “one of the greatest challenges facing the world,” according to Paganini Uruguay's entry into the Alliance for the Decarbonization of Transport was formalized Friday when Industry, Energy and Mining Minister Omar Paganini Friday took part in the virtual Transport Forum Summit 2021, an event organized by the OECD.

Uruguay eases down travel restrictions against covid-19

Published: 05/20/2021 in MercoPress

Technically, Uruguay's borders shall not fully reopen The Government of Uruguay Wednesday has decided that foreign travellers with both doses of any vaccine against covid-19 and a negative PCR test will not have to undergo a mandated quarantine upon entry.

Uruguay developing vaccination pass for public shows

Published: 05/19/2021 in MercoPress

“It is not that the person who is not vaccinated cannot enter,” Lacalle explained. Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday admitted his government is evaluating the implementation of a “green passport” for admission into public shows.

Uruguay's GACH praised by prestigious scientific magazine

Published: 05/19/2021 in MercoPress

GACH is coordinated by Doctor Rafael Radi The group of advisers to Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou in covid-19 matters, commonly known as GACH (Honorary Scientific Advisory Group), was highly acclaimed by the Nature magazine.

Former Macrist advisor seeks political asylum in Uruguay

Published: 05/18/2021 in MercoPress

Rodríguez Simón will not return to Argentina voluntarily. Fabián "Pepín" Rodríguez Simón Monday, a former legal advisor to the City of Buenos Aires run by former President Mauricio Macri's Cambiemos alliance, has requested political asylum as a refugee in Uruguay, it was reported.

Uruguay: tourism almost back to normal by October – travel pass on the way

Published: 05/17/2021 in MercoPress

The digital travel pass is here to stay, said Monzeglio Uruguay's Tourism Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio Sunday explained in a radio interview that his country envisions a quasi total return to normalcy for this coming October and that “we are preparing for the (summer) season.”

Google buys 30-hectare property in Uruguay's Science Park

Published: 05/15/2021 in MercoPress

Cosse recalled negotiations began during the government of former President José Mujica Google's subsidiary in Uruguay, Eleanor Applications SRL, Friday purchased 30 hectares in the duty-free Science Park in Canelones, where it will install a data centre, it was announced.

Investor confidence in Uruguay allows for local currency bond issue

Published: 05/14/2021 in MercoPress

There is a lot of confidence in the Uruguayan economy, according to Arbeleche. Uruguay placed on the market a new 10-year peso bond for the equivalent of US $ 1,166 million at an interest rate of 8.25% per year, reported the Minister of Economy, Azucena Arbeleche. It is the lowest interest rate in the historical comparison of emissions by Uruguay.

Coronavirus restrictions stretched to May 23 in Uruguay

Published: 05/13/2021 in MercoPress

Eight more days of restrictions this time for Uruguayans The Government of Uruguay Wednesday decided to extend the restrictive measures currently in force against the coronavirus pandemic until May 23, it was announced.

Another Argentine group after Telefónica Uruguay

Published: 05/13/2021 in MercoPress

Former Telefónica CEO Luis Miguel Gilpérez is in charge of negotiations on behalf of Grupo Olmos The Argentine business Olmos Group, the owner of the news channel Crónica TV, Diario Crónica, Evolución Seguros, and other companies in the health care business in Argentina, have begun negotiations to buy over Telefónica's Uruguay, the subsidiary announced Wednesday.

China open to trade deal either with Uruguay or with all of Mercosur, says Ambassador

Published: 05/07/2021 in MercoPress

China is since 2012 Uruguay's main trading partner, said Wang Gang. China's Ambassador in Montevideo Wang Gang Wednesday underlined his country's "open attitude" towards a trade agreement "either bilateral or en bloc" with Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) "when Uruguay or the bloc as a whole are ready."

Unemployment in Uruguay falls beklow 10% in March

Published: 05/07/2021 in MercoPress

Data for March this year is even better than the pre-pandemic figures of March 2020. Uruguay's labour market showed some recovery Thursday as unemployment in March fell to 9.7% from February's 11.1%, according to a report released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Unemployment in Uruguay falls bellow 10% in March

Published: 05/07/2021 in MercoPress

Data for March this year is even better than the pre-pandemic figures of March 2020. Uruguay's labour market showed some recovery Thursday as unemployment in March fell to 9.7% from February's 11.1%, according to a report released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Uruguay's inflation projected at 6.8% year on year fits within government’s target

Published: 05/06/2021 in MercoPress

Analysts consulted by the BCU foresee Uruguay's inflation at 6% for the end of 2023 Uruguay has managed to keep inflation at 6.8%, which is within the government's target range for the first time in 36 months, it was announced Wednesday.

Uruguay: “Unicorn” dLocal eyes Wall Street and new Ford plant offers around 200 jobs to produce

Published: 05/04/2021 in MercoPress

dLocal has branches in 29 countries worldwide Uruguay's first “unicorn” (an emerging technology-based company worth over US $ 1 billion) local is reportedly planning to land on Wall Street, according to Bloomberg.

US dollar stays on a slump in Uruguay

Published: 05/01/2021 in MercoPress

This is the longest streak of losses since December 2019 The US dollar kept its downward trend against the Uruguayan peso Friday, closing at US $ 1 = UR $ 43.8 for interbank operations, it was reported. In Brazil, the exchange rate fell 0.7% Friday and stood at 5.44 R$ per dollar.

Uruguay: Pepe Mujica recovering after surgery to remove fishbone from his throat

Published: 04/28/2021 in MercoPress

The case was not serious but Mujica's other health and age conditions called for extreme precautions to be taken Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica was recovering well following an emergency procedure to remove a fishbone from his throat, according to medical sources.

Israeli medical team and supplies arrive in Uruguay to help fight covid-19

Published: 04/28/2021 in MercoPress

“Very happy to be able to share our knowledge and experience on the fight against COVID19, with our Uruguayan friends,” said the diplomat on Twitter. Israel's ambassador to Uruguay, Yoed Magen, welcomed in Montevideo the delegation of health care professionals from the Sheba Medical Center who arrived in the country Monday morning to contribute to the effort against covid-19.

Uruguay's Central Bank concerned about growth projections for 2021 in coronavirus context

Published: 04/23/2021 in MercoPress

“We are continuously analyzing it and today our best projection is 3.5%,” Labat said. Uruguay's Central Bank Friday released its report for the first quarter of 2021 which highlighted the entity's concern regarding "three relevant risks" in a growth scenario of just 3.5% this year.

Vaccine passport reportedly coming up in Uruguay soon but no official announcement yet

Published: 04/22/2021 in MercoPress

Cardoso favours vaccine passports but other alternatives are possible. Uruguay's Tourism Minister Germán Cardoso Wednesday raised again the issue of vaccination certificates for foreign travellers to “guarantee the sanitary status” of the country.

Uruguay tops Latin American transition to environment friendly energy sources

Published: 04/22/2021 in MercoPress

In ten years, the number of people on the planet without access to electricity has been reduced from 1,200 to 800 million Uruguay continues to be Latin America's leading country regarding energy transition towards renewable sources, according to an index released jointly this week by the World Economic Forum and the Accenture consultancy firm.

Uruguay leads freedom of press in South America; Brazil falls down to red zone in RSF ratings

Published: 04/20/2021 in MercoPress

There are no “black” countries in South America, according to RSF With no South American country among the top 12, the Non-Government Organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF - the acronym for Reporters sans frontičres) Monday lowered Brazil's freedom of the press rankings to 111th, thus placing it within the red zone.

Biden administration says Uruguay sets an example others should follow

Published: 04/19/2021 in MercoPress

Gonzales, who visited the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo after a stop in Buenos Aires, underlined the country's pragmatic leadership After Special Envoy Juan Gonzales rounded up his South American tour last week, the administration of US President Joseph Biden concluded the world needed more places like Uruguay, it was reported by White House sources.

"Green pass" being studied to give vaccinated people more freedoms in Uruguay; does it work?

Published: 04/19/2021 in MercoPress

Monzeglio admitted the green passport “is being studied.” Top-notch presidential advisors in Uruguay in matters concerning the coronavirus pandemic are considering the feasibility of a "vaccine passport" like the one used in Israel, it was reported Sunday.

Uruguay's GDP expectations lowered amid pandemic

Published: 04/16/2021 in MercoPress

With all borders closed, tourism was the most affected of the economic activities. (Photo: Sebastián Astorga) Uruguay's Center for Economic Research (CINVE) Thursday submitted its latest report, which showed a projected Gross Domestic Product lowered from previous expectations, given the economic consequences of measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Uruguay: The second highest population-related covid-19 deaths in South America in the last week

Published: 04/08/2021 in MercoPress

Uruguay's covid-19 mortality has skyrocketed. However, the country remains in the penultimate place in the list of countries in the region in terms of covid-19 related deaths Following the latest death toll from covid-19 in Uruguay (238 in the last seven days), the country moved up to second place in South America in terms of the number of deaths from the disease relative to its population (3.5 million) in the last week. A study shows that the behaviour of the population in the face of the pandemic during 2020 has changed in the last weeks, resulting in more mobility amid record daily cases and a progressive vaccination program.

Lacalle: Virtual schooling in Uruguay to go on until May but ruled out stricter measures

Published: 04/08/2021 in MercoPress

“We are going through the worst times of the pandemic these days,” said Lacalle. Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday announced virtual schooling in his country would continue until at least May 3, amid soaring numbers of covid-19 infections.

Uruguay formally requests meeting with Argentina to work on Mercosur's flexibilization

Published: 04/06/2021 in MercoPress

Uruguay's Foreign Minister Bustillo sent a formal note to his Argentine colleague Felipe Solá Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Monday submitted a formal request to the Argentine government to hold a meeting to discuss the flexibility of Mercosur, it was reported.

Falklands warn of difficulties in medical evacuation to Chile and Uruguay

Published: 04/02/2021 in MercoPress

A source from the British Hospital of Montevideo confirmed MercoPress that the Medical Director will have to decide on a case by case basis to admit a critical care patient The Falkland Islands Government has urged people in the islands to “take extra care” in undertaking high-risk activities due to the Covid-19 situation in Chile and Uruguay making it “extremely difficult” to arrange the medical evacuation from the Falklands.

Argentina says Uruguay is authorised to dredge Montevideo port to 13 metres only

Published: 03/31/2021 in MercoPress

The difference of a metre between the amount authorised by Argentina and the amount that Uruguay plans to undertake is explained by a “confusion” In 2020, the Uruguayan government agreed on a framework agreement for the dredging and widening of the access channel to the port of Montevideo, which provoked criticism from neighbouring Argentina. Now the Argentine government has informed Uruguay that it has authorized the dredging of the access channel to the port of Montevideo to only 13 meters, and not 14, as announced by the current and previous Uruguayan governments.

Uruguay: Health system on the verge of saturation due to Covid-19

Published: 03/29/2021 in MercoPress

This point was expected to be reached on April 4, but the sharp increase in cases accelerated the process. (Photo: Alessandro Maradei) In Uruguay, 35.6% of operational intensive care beds (ICBs) are occupied by Covid-19 patients, reported the Uruguayan Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SUMI). Medical specialists warn that this is a limit that could lead to problems in the functioning of the ICBs.

Presidents of Uruguay, Argentina clash during Mercosur online summit

Published: 03/27/2021 in MercoPress

 “We're nobody's burden,” Fernández told Lacalle during the 30th Anniversary Summiy Argentine President Alberto Fernández told his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou his country did not want to be “a burden on anyone” when the latter called for signs of “flexibilization” on the part of Mercosur to allow member states to seek unilateral foreign trade agreements elsewhere without the bloc's approval.

Uruguay shuts schools and announces measures to prevent health system collapse

Published: 03/24/2021 in MercoPress

“We are not in favor of total lockdown,” said Lacalle. The government of Uruguay has ordered all schools and public offices to remain closed at least until the end of Tourism (Easter) Week, President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Tuesday evening during a press conference after a long Cabinet Meeting with Ministers.

Covid-19: Health situation in Uruguay worsens amid successful vaccination campaign

Published: 03/22/2021 in MercoPress

The National Academy of Medicine warned that Uruguay “is heading towards an epidemiological situation without control” (Photo: Sebastián Astorga) Although a few weeks ago we talked about Uruguay as a milestone in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, with very few daily cases and a lower mortality rate than any other country in the region, the country of 3.5 million inhabitants surpassed this Sunday the 13 thousand active cases after several record days of daily positives. Scientific and medical societies are demanding measures to stop the spread of the virus despite the fact that 1 out of 10 Uruguayans have already received the first dose of the vaccine – Pfizer or Coronavac – against the disease.

Dramatic Covid-19 situation in Southern Brazil threatens Rivera, Uruguay

Published: 03/05/2021 in MercoPress

Uruguay is very concerned, and threatened, by the situation in the city of Rivera, bordering the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul state, where the number of infections is alarming and continues to grow, while the Intensive Care Centers in the capital Porto Alegre are saturated.

Uruguay: Pepe Mujica says the pandemic helped Lacalle Pou’s government

Published: 03/04/2021 in MercoPress

Former president Pepe Mujica (2010-2015) said that Uruguay “had the opportunity to start vaccinating three months ago and we let it pass because we were confident or for ideological reasons” The former Uruguayan president José “Pepe” Mujica criticized the government of Luis Lacalle Pou and assured that the Covid-19 pandemic “helped” to improve his image. ”The pandemic is white (in reference to the color of the ruling party)“ and ”brought a big help“ to the government, said the former president in a radial interview on Wednesday. ”He has no responsibility, but he positioned himself well in the situation and knew how to take advantage of it”, he assured.

Uruguay starts vaccination campaign on Monday counting 600 deaths due to Covid-19

Published: 02/27/2021 in MercoPress

The country will “finish the vaccination process much faster than others that started the process 20 days earlier,” Secretary of the Presidency said. Without a great media hype, the first 192,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the Chinese laboratory Sinovac arrived in Montevideo in the early hours of Friday morning. However, a police operation was deployed throughout the day to begin distributing the vaccines, which will begin to be administered on Monday, March 1, to a small group of essential workers in different parts of the capital and the interior of the country.

Uruguay starts inoculation campaign March first with Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines

Published: 02/23/2021 in MercoPress

President Lacalle Pou during the conference next to Health minister Daniel Salinas and Alvaro Delgado, the Presidency's secretary Uruguay will be receiving the first batch of Covid 19 vaccines next Thursday evening and the official inoculation campaign will begin on Monday March first. Over the weekend those in charge of vaccination will be the first to receive the shots, according to president Luis Lacalle Pou.