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Montevideo, December 1st 2025 - 16:11 UTC

Uruguay

  • Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 09:29 UTC

    Orsi planning to highlight Uruguay's openness to multilateralism at UN

    “Uruguay has unbeatable conditions to take off and insert itself into the world,” Orsi said in New York

    During his speech scheduled for Tuesday at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi is expected to address his country's long-standing commitment to multilateralism and the peaceful resolution of global conflicts, amid the “worrying escalation” of the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, among other topics.

  • Monday, September 22nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentine outlet denounces Chilean and Uruguayan help to Royal Air Force

    The article also highlighted that the presence of A400M aircraft was not an isolated event and denounced other RAF maneuvers

    Argentine outlet criticized a Royal Air Force (RAF) transport Airbus A400M Atlas aircraft stopping in Chile and Uruguay on its way to the Falkland Islands, questioning the role of the two South American countries in the British strategy to maintain a permanent military presence in the South Atlantic, despite UN resolutions urging a resolution to the sovereignty dispute with Argentina.

  • Monday, September 22nd 2025 - 10:19 UTC

    Fitch praises Uruguay's economy, but points out some risks

    Fitch acknowledged Uruguay's strengths but warned about long-standing issues threatening its financial stability

    Fitch Ratings held Uruguay's grading as “BBB” with a “stable” outlook, but pointed out some risks the South American country should avert. In any case, Montevideo still qualified within the agency's “investment grade.”

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    IMF mission praises Uruguay's economy

    The IMF also suggested making “further efforts to put the debt-to-GDP ratio on a downward path”

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its annual review of the Uruguayan economy, praising its resilience and stability.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 08:32 UTC

    Pilots recount deep-sea mission off Uruguay with Schmidt Ocean Institute’s ROV SuBastian

    The expedition also highlighted international cooperation, with scientists from Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Germany working side by side

    After nearly a month at sea, the research vessel Falkor (too) returned to Montevideo, closing the Uruguay SUB200 expedition with unprecedented footage and discoveries from the country’s deep ocean. Central to the mission was SuBastian, the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) piloted in 12-hour shifts by a small team of specialists.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 01:05 UTC

    Green hydrogen project in Uruguay not quite environmentally friendly

    HIF now needs to submit a more detailed environmental study before it can proceed

    A green hydrogen production plant planned for Uruguay by the company HIF has been classified as having a “significant negative environmental impact” by the South American country's Environment Ministry, due to which the initiative, at an estimated investment of US$6 billion, faces several challenges.

  • Friday, September 19th 2025 - 10:06 UTC

    Foul weather forecast for the weekend in Uruguay

    Noticeable improvements are not expected at least until Monday

    An extratropical cyclone is expected to bring severe storms and heavy rainfall to Uruguay this coming weekend. According to meteorologist José Serra and the Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (Inumet), this is a “natural and normal situation” for this time of year.

  • Tuesday, September 16th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Uruguay: Economy grows 2.1% in 2Q of 2025

    Oddone stressed that the government's expectations for the next five years were “feasible”

    Uruguay's economy grew by 2.1% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to a report released on Monday by the Central Bank (BCU), which also noted a 0.4% growth from the previous quarter.

  • Friday, September 12th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

    Presence of US Marines in Uruguay sparks controversy

    Lazo referred to the issue as “misleading news”

    Uruguay's Defense Minister Sandra Lazo engaged in a controversy with opposition Senator Javier García over the entry into the South American country of a group of six US Marines.

  • Wednesday, September 10th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

    Uruguay assessing accepting Gaza refugees

    This is not a joke, Lubetkin stressed

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin confirmed on Tuesday that his country was “seriously” and “very carefully” analyzing the possibility of accepting Palestinian refugees from Gaza. He emphasized that many people were “desperately” seeking to leave the region and contacted Uruguayan embassies for assistance.