Tag: Uruguay

• Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 08:52 UTC

  Uruguay hosts conference on strategies and response to cruise ship accidents

  

  Uruguay hosted last week a conference and workshop on “tools and strategies to strengthen the response to cruise ship accidents”. David Jardine-Smith, from the International Maritime Rescue Federation, and Roly McKie, HM Coastguard Staff Officer, Search and Rescue Operations, were the facilitators of the event.

• Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 08:41 UTC

  Uruguay to benefit from agreement reached by Iran with world powers

  

  The agreement reached by the world powers with Iran regarding its nuclear plans could have a positive impact for Uruguay, (and the region) since the regime of Teheran has been for years a strong client of Uruguayan rice and other products.

• Monday, November 25th 2013 - 15:55 UTC

  Operational costs in Argentina and Brazil threaten the South Atlantic cruise industry

  

  The high operational costs in the ports of the region is having a negative impact for the cruise industry and some of the companies have already withdrawn vessels from the South Atlantic routes, warned Mediterranean Shipping Company, MSC and Royal Caribbean during a regional conference on the industry sponsored by Uruguay's Ministry of Tourism.

• Thursday, November 21st 2013 - 18:22 UTC

  Uruguay confirms a “several speeds” Mercosur in trade talks with European Union

  

  For Mercosur it is absolutely crucial that the trade and cooperation agreement with the European Union becomes effective said Uruguayan Vice-president Danilo Astori who indicated that Brazil and Uruguay are advancing the agreement at a faster speed than Argentina, which is involved in “a more protectionist focus”.

• Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 04:55 UTC

  Uruguay confirms third pulp mill project, but to the east of the country close to Brazil

  

  Finland's UPM/Botnia plant, which is an ongoing motive of dispute with Argentina is planning a second pulp mill but to the east of Uruguay, announced Vice-president Danilo Astori, confirming a previous statement from the First Lady and Senator Lucia Topolansky.

• Monday, November 18th 2013 - 18:33 UTC

  Astori forecasts Uruguay's inflation in the range of 3 to 7% in the next two years

  

  Vice-president Danilo Astori confirmed that Uruguay will continue with its current flexible foreign exchange policy, because “this has helped us reduce volatilities”, but also admitted concern about inflation, the third highest in South America and fourth in Latin-American and the Caribbean.

• Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 18:40 UTC

  Uruguay complains at Mercosur against Argentine resolution limiting ports' transshipments

  

  Uruguay made a formal complaint against Argentina before Mercosur regarding the administration of President Cristina Fernandez decision banning Argentine exports from transshipment in Uruguayan ports. The complaint was filed on Wednesday in Caracas at Subgroup 5 which addresses Mercosur maritime transport by Uruguay's Deputy Transport minister Pablo Genta.

• Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 18:30 UTC

  Business climate in Latam receives 'unfavorable' assessment from Brazil's leading foundation

  

  The business climate (ICE) in Uruguay was down in the third quarter of the year, which means the country dropped from position 5 to 7 in the ranking of the eleven economies contemplated in the index elaborated by the Brazilian Getulio Vargas Foundation and Germany's respected IFO.

• Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 18:07 UTC

  Uruguay and US reach sanitary agreement on boneless lamb, beef, offal and live cattle

  

  Boneless and matured lamb and mutton from Uruguay will have access to the United States market as of next 29 November. The announcement was made in Montevideo by visiting US Agriculture Under Secretary Edward Avalos, following its publication in the US Federal Registry and means the conclusion of nine years of negotiations.

• Wednesday, November 13th 2013 - 18:52 UTC

  Latin America's English proficiency ‘very low’

  

  Despite a strong economy attracting new international business and increasing the need for multilingual professionals in the workforce, Chile remains one of the countries with the lowest levels of competency in English among adults worldwide, according to a study released Friday.