Mercosur

Saturday, November 26th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Unions halt import of Argentine-brewed beer into Uruguay

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.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 20:50 UTC
Uruguay confident in EU-sponsored sustainable energy matrix program

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.
Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 19:14 UTC
Important progress ahead under Lula, Argentine Ambassador foresees

Former Vice President and current Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli said this week that once President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva takes office on Jan. 1 there will be “very important advances” in bilateral relations.
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:49 UTC
Venezuelan crisis discussed in Paris

The Presidents of France, Colombia, and Argentina Friday discussed in Paris possible ways out of Venezuela's crisis which has sparked a large-scale migration of citizens of that oil-rich South American country.
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:41 UTC
Argentina's prices too difficult to match, Uruguayan president admits

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Friday insisted his country could not compete with Argentina's prices due to the difference in currency exchange rates and pledges to advance new measures to help businesses in bordering areas heavily affected by residents doing their shopping on the other side.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Paraguayan foreign traders concerned over Waterway toll

Officials and exporters in Asunción continue to object to Argentina's announcement that shipments through the Paraná River Waterway will have to pay a toll, which would generate an extra cost of 7%.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:34 UTC
Lawmaker criticized that Argentine national team travels to Qatar with Uruguayan yerba mate

Argentine opposition Congressman Luis Mario Pastori of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), a party forming the Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) coalition, Tuesday noted on social media that the Argentine national football team taking part in the upcoming World Cup finals in Qatar had not prioritized home-made products.
Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:37 UTC
Mercosur meatpackers concerned over weaker demand from the Chinese market

Brazilian meatpackers, large and small, have seen a drop in exports during October, which have been considerably slower than during the month of September. Shipments dropped some 43,000 tons, particularly to China, which has caused certain unrest, because the Asian giant has long become Brazil's (and Mercosur) main export market.
Friday, November 4th 2022 - 18:50 UTC
Lula intent in amending the Mercosur/EU trade agreement: EU pleased with its current wording

The first clash of the Brazilian president-elect with the European Union occurred, given Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's anticipated intention to introduce modifications to the Mercosur/EU trade agreement, discussed for two decades.
Friday, November 4th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Uruguay's advantages for technology development “to attract talent,” Lacalle said

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.