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Montevideo, June 6th 2026 - 09:31 UTC

Tag: Yamandú Orsi

  • Wednesday, May 6th 2026 - 12:14 UTC

    Uruguay's president meets Brazilian executives in São Paulo to open 'new phase' of commercial ties

    The meetings, held throughout Tuesday, gathered executives from the mining, logistics, banking, food, tourism, pulp, soybean, pharmaceutical, metallurgical and supermarket sectors

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi made a day trip to São Paulo on Tuesday to meet Brazilian business leaders interested in investing in Uruguay, in an agenda Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin described as an opportunity to “move to a new phase in the levels of commercial development and Brazilian investments” in the South American country. The official delegation included Lubetkin himself, Economy and Finance Minister Gabriel Oddone, Uruguay's ambassador to Brazil Rodolfo Nin Novoa, and the executive director of investment promotion agency Uruguay XXI, Mariana Ferreira.

  • Monday, May 4th 2026 - 01:39 UTC

    Orsi follows Milei and Kast aboard USS Nimitz as opposition alleges unconstitutionality

    The entry of the US military aircraft into Carrasco that carried the President airport triggered immediate criticism from the opposition

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi visited the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz of the United States Navy in international waters off the Uruguayan coast on Saturday, in a new chapter of the Southern Seas 2026 regional deployment, following the steps of Argentine President Javier Milei and Chilean President José Antonio Kast, who had toured the same vessel in previous weeks. The invitation was extended by the US ambassador in Montevideo, Lou Rinaldi, and the delegation was transported from Carrasco Air Base No. 1 to the carrier's deck aboard a Grumman C-2 Greyhound military aircraft of the US Armed Forces.

  • Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 02:30 UTC

    Orsi to meet Sanchez, Sheinbaum and Ramaphosa in Barcelona at multilateralism summit

    The summit is the fourth edition of a process that began in New York in 2024 and continued in Santiago de Chile in July 2025, when Orsi participated alongside Sánchez

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi will travel to Barcelona on Friday to attend the fourth “Democracy Always” summit, a gathering of 19 heads of state convened by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, where the Uruguayan leader will focus his remarks on “the value of multilateralism,” according to Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin.

  • Thursday, April 9th 2026 - 07:40 UTC

    Uruguay considers relocating HIF Global's green hydrogen megaplant to ease tensions with Argentina

    Government sources within the Orsi administration expressed confidence that a deal will be reached but rejected any suggestion of “giving away” energy or subsidizing the company's business model

    Uruguay's government is considering relocating within the department of Paysandú the synthetic fuels plant planned by multinational HIF Global, in an effort to simultaneously defuse diplomatic tensions with Argentina and advance what would be the largest private investment in the country's history, estimated at $5.385 billion in its final phase.

  • Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 10:41 UTC

    Low government approval deepens internal tensions within Uruguay's Frente Amplio

    According to polling firm Factum's data for the first two months of 2026, President Yamandú Orsi's approval stands at 37%, against a disapproval rating of 41%

    Just over a year into the Frente Amplio's (FA) fourth administration, polls from Uruguay's leading survey firms show an unusual level of discontent among the left-wing coalition's own voters, intensifying internal disputes between its factions ahead of party elections expected in late 2026 or early 2027.

  • Friday, March 27th 2026 - 19:50 UTC

    Uruguay considers with “interest” British offer of three Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels

    One of the vessels, the HMS Mersey, is a River-class offshore patrol vessel of the British Royal Navy

    Uruguay's government is considering with “interest” a British offer to acquire three Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), according to El Observador, citing sources at the executive offices. The proposal involves first-generation River-class vessels — HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey, and HMS Severn — operational since 2003 and scheduled for decommissioning in 2028 as part of the British fleet renewal under NATO's defense spending commitments.

  • Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 19:52 UTC

    Uruguay's economy grew 1.8% in 2025, falling short of official forecasts

    Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone acknowledged last week that economic activity is running below expectations and signaled a likely downward revision of 2026 growth projections, currently set at 2.2%

    Uruguay's economy grew 1.8% in 2025, according to national accounts data published by the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU). The result fell nearly a full percentage point below the 2.6% forecast included in the government's budget law and was also lower than the 2.5% estimated by the International Monetary Fund.

  • Wednesday, March 18th 2026 - 11:12 UTC

    Government targets faster state processes with new economic reform package

    Oddone argued that the macroeconomic margin has already been largely exhausted and that the current bottlenecks lie in opaque price formation, slow procedures and overlapping controls

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone said the government will send a competitiveness and innovation bill to Congress on May 31, focused on foreign trade, competition policy, innovation and administrative simplification. The initiative was launched alongside a call for unions, business chambers and academia to submit proposals by April 24.

  • Tuesday, March 3rd 2026 - 04:31 UTC

    Uruguay: Orsi defends “stability” in first-year address, announces justice ministry and new projects

    Orsi said he will send Parliament a bill to create a Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, alongside a criminal procedure code reform drafted by an advisory group in 2025

    Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi addressed the General Assembly on Monday to present a first-year account of his administration and set priorities for 2026, combining legislative announcements with infrastructure pledges across security, health, transport and technology.

  • Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 06:11 UTC

    Orsi’s first year in power: unemployment and crime fall, wages edge up, growth moderate in Uruguay

    Ahead of the parliamentary address, Orsi marked the anniversary of his inauguration with a unity-themed message on social media: “Uruguay is not just a country: it is a way of being”

    Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi is set to address the General Assembly on Monday to deliver a first-year account of his administration and outline priorities for the year ahead. Parliament scheduled the session for 18:30 at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo.