Uruguay watching Russia's 'perfect storm' closely

Tuesday, December 30th 2014 - 07:53 UTC

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Uruguay's Economy Minister Mario Bergara and Vicepresident Danilo Astori agree on how Russia's situation will affect the South American country's trade balance and whether it may or may not have a direct impact on beef exports. Read full article

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Chicureo
Nice to see that the new minister has a clear and sane understanding of what's happening in the world today. ...meanwhile, across the River Plate, the plan is to squander wheat, soy, meat and hard currency for old Soviet tugboats and attack fighters...
Dec 30th, 2014 - 09:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@ 1

It would be great if the new president and the new economy minister get cheap oil for our exports.

We might just see a drop in the fuel price for once. Nafta has climbed relentlessly for three and a half years and ‘No Money Pepe’ putting fuels up 10% unilaterally without discussing it with the Central Bank or any of his ministerial colleagues (I am being generous here) resulted in a broad spectrum price rise in everything by 10%. Pepe was “surprised” and accused “big business” of taking advantage. Unbelievable.

At least the stupid, old murdering commie bastard won't be president much longer. AND Buggeritupper, the so called economy minister will be going as well: good riddance.
Dec 30th, 2014 - 12:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
It seems that Russia and China are having more and more influence in south America,

perhaps in the near future , even the balance of power,
poor south America [ some] they seem to lumber from one disaster to another,
first under Spanish rule , then dictators , now Russia and China,
still,
number 32/16/and 34 should go down well, followed by Russian vodka...lol
Dec 30th, 2014 - 12:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britworker
It does appear that Uruguay has a great deal more common sense than some of its neighbours, I suppose that when you are small you have to be smarter and more pragmatic. The die has been cast though and it now seems that Russia will be selling a lot of their older war machinery to South America in exchange for food and everything else oil won't buy.
We need to watch that closely.
Dec 30th, 2014 - 02:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Skip
I would think that Uruguayan beef exports should hold up considering Australia lost its market share due to Russian 'sanctions' - sanctions which hardly affected us.

I do hope that Uruguay has the balls to at least not let Vlad visit anytime soon. We had to put up with him recently (he ran away because everyone was being nasty to him). But thankfully we were pleased to host President Poroschenko recently.
Dec 30th, 2014 - 03:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Perhaps when the time arrives, and you have to give your gun, to trade for food,
from a country that is quadrupling their defence spenditure,
then you,
one should be most worried,

after all, wars were started for a lot less,

and begging south America for food for guns etc,
boy they must be more desperate then we thought,

just a hungry thought.
Dec 30th, 2014 - 06:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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