Tag: Luis Lacalle Pou

• Wednesday, March 30th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Uruguayan exporters concerned over waning currency exchange

  

  The Uruguayan Exporters Union (UEU) Tuesday expressed its concern through a statement in light of a waning exchange rate between the local peso and the US dollar, which has reached its nadir for the past two years, thus adding to the “uncertainty” and “volatility in international markets.”

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Uruguayan Defense receives three bids for purchase of OPVs

  

  Uruguay's Ministry of Defense will now have to weigh three bids from manufacturers of Dutch, French, and Chinese origin who are interested in selling two Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPV) to the South American country's Navy, it was announced Monday in Montevideo after the tender was opened.

• Monday, March 28th 2022 - 10:29 UTC

  Uruguayans decide to maintain key law for Lacalle’s government with tight referendum result

  

  After the voting on this Sunday, in which Uruguayans went to the polls in a referendum to decide whether to keep or repeal the flagship legislative package of President Luis Lacalle Pou's government, the preliminary results ended up giving the victory to the ruling coalition, albeit by a very slim margin.

• Sunday, March 27th 2022 - 23:51 UTC

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

  

  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.

• Friday, March 25th 2022 - 21:56 UTC

  Uruguayan President insists the LUC has brought on no damages

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou expressed his view in favor of voting “Nay” during Sunday's referendum to decide whether to repeal or not 135 provisions out of 476 of the so-called Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), which has been a pillar of his administration.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 23:59 UTC

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

  

  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.

• Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Sanguinetti warns Uruguay may end up like Argentina if LUC is repealed

  

  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).

• Saturday, March 19th 2022 - 10:07 UTC

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

  

  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.

• Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Lacalle Pou signals price of meat to go up in Uruguay

  

  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.”

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 16:38 UTC

  Uruguayan president will fly to Chile to thank Piñera and assist Boric's presidential inauguration

  

  The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, will travel on Thursday night to Chile, where on Friday will take place the ceremony of change of command and the inauguration of Gabriel Boric as the new president of the Andean country.