Mercosur

• Saturday, September 4th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Paraguayan Chancellor waiting for after Argentine PASO elections to discuss reopening borders

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Friday insisted on discussing the reopening of the land borders with Argentina right after the Sept. 12 Open Primary, Simultaneous and Mandatory (PASO) elections.

• Friday, September 3rd 2021 - 07:20 UTC

  Soft drink manufacturer invests in Uruguayan free trade zone of Colonia

  

  An investment worth US $ 64 million has been pledged by Pepsi Cola to increase production in the Uruguayan free trade zone of Colonia del Sacramento on the River Plate's East bank.

• Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 09:44 UTC

  Argentine exports to Brazil show almost unprecedented growth

  

  Argentine sales to Brazil in August 2021 have reached their pinnacle in the last three years, but there is still a trade deficit. The country stands behind China and the United States in the list of suppliers to South America's largest economy, it was announced Wednesday.

• Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Mercosur meat exports facing shortage of containers and regular vessels

  

  Disruptions of global maritime transport and major rivers struck by insufficient water flow to allow vessels to navigate are threatening beef exports Mercosur, including Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, when prices for food commodities are rising all over the world.

• Saturday, August 28th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Uruguayan President signs decree outlining conditions for foreigners to reenter as of September 1

  

  Foreign owners of real estate property in the country will be allowed back into Uruguay starting September 1 and bring along family members up to the second degree, provided they have all been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

• Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Uruguayan meat exports surpass Argentina's thanks to restrictions

  

  Restrictions on meat exports imposed on producers by the Argentine administration of President Alberto Fernández, in a failed attempt to curb domestic prices, have led the country to lose ground to Uruguayan and Paraguayan competitors, Infobae reported Wednesday.

• Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  “Mercosur needs urgent modernization” and Brazil can't be prisoner of an institutional accord

  

  Brazilian Economy minister Paulo Guedes told Congress that Mercosur no longer has for Brazil the same importance it had when it was launched, a kind of jumping board for the country to advance in competition terms.

• Wednesday, August 25th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

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

  

  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.

• Tuesday, August 24th 2021 - 09:37 UTC

  Tabaré Viera becomes Uruguay's new Minister of Tourism

  

  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.

• Monday, August 23rd 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentine private plane falls down on approach to Punta del Este killing two

  

  An Argentine-registered single-engined aircraft fell Sunday in the Sierras de las Ánimas, in the Uruguayan department of Maldonado, near Punta del Este. Both occupants died.