Tag: Uruguayan peso

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2011 - 19:30 UTC

  Uruguay expands record 8.5% in 2010; forecasts 6% this year

  

  The Uruguayan economy completed in 2010 the eighth year running of expansion having recorded 8.5%, which together with 2008 and 1998 makes them the best three years of the last two decades. Uruguay managed to skip the 2009 global recession with a 2.9% expansion.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 07:07 UTC

  Uruguayan Government Raises 2010 Economic Growth Forecast to 5.1%

  

  Uruguay’s government raised its 2010 economic growth forecast and said it will focus on health programs, security and infrastructure to maintain expansion of at least 4% annually, Economy Minister Fernando Lorenzo said.