Uruguay

• Thursday, August 5th 2010 - 16:26 UTC

  Over fifty fishing vessels docked in Montevideo because of labour conflict

  

  An estimated Uruguayan flagged fifty fishing vessels have been docked in Montevideo for over a month because of a labour conflict over a new work contract with the owners of the vessels and processing plants.

• Thursday, August 5th 2010 - 09:14 UTC

  Beware (River Uruguay) contaminators, warns Argentine top scientist

  

  Contaminators “beware, the time of reckoning is coming” warns Enrique Martinez Argentina’s president of the National Institute of Industrial Technology, INTI who in a brief opinion column praises the recent agreement reached between Uruguay and Argentina to monitor the River Uruguay and ensure the non contamination of the shared water course.

• Wednesday, August 4th 2010 - 21:02 UTC

  Vegetables and meat prices push Uruguay’s inflation in July above 1%

  

  Uruguay’s consumer inflation increased 1.09% in July accumulating 4.21% so far this year and 6.29% in the last twelve months, which is in the target range of the Central bank.

• Wednesday, August 4th 2010 - 03:45 UTC

  Uruguay’s Science Park, an ambitious high tech development

  

  Next Thursday will see the launching of works for Uruguay’s Science Park, an undertaking targeted to attract high tech medical and pharmaceutical industries linked to the production of drugs both for exporting and the domestic market, plus the promotion of scientific research and highly qualified jobs.

• Wednesday, August 4th 2010 - 01:21 UTC

  Uruguay’s exports in seven months increase 23% and reach 3.9 billion USD

  

  Uruguayan exports increased 22.78% during the first seven months of 2010 compared to the same period a year ago, according to Uruguay’s Union of Exporters. Sales totalled 3.9 billion US dollars while in the seven months of 2009, they reached 3.2 billion USD.

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 06:05 UTC

  What happens if Chilean maritime costs force cruises to cancel the Pacific leg?

  

  A Uruguayan cruise industry expert has brought up an interesting debate about the whole business for South America if Chilean port and auxiliary services costs remain so high that they end convincing some of the cruise companies to drop the traditional Pacific and Chilean leg of the tours.

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 00:49 UTC

  Russia becomes Uruguay’s main client for beef in first half of 2010

  

  The Russian Federation became at the end of the first half of the year, Uruguay’s main client for beef compensating weaker demand from the European Union and other important markets, according to the latest data from the country’s National Meat Institute, INAC.

• Saturday, July 31st 2010 - 19:35 UTC

  Kuwait plans to open embassy in Montevideo to bolster trade

  

  Kuwait and Uruguay signed several agreements to bolster bilateral relations during the visit to Montevideo of a high level delegation from the Middle East country. Kuwaiti authorities announced that the kingdom would soon be opening an embassy in Montevideo.

• Saturday, July 31st 2010 - 18:56 UTC

  Mujica and Lula da Silva reiterate commitment to Mercosur and Unasur

  

  Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Uruguay’s Jose Mujica on Friday defended South America’s integration as a peace zone and reiterated the two countries commitment to Mercosur and Unasur.

• Friday, July 30th 2010 - 06:05 UTC

  NZ Trade Minister shares in Uruguay dairy farming could cost him the job

  

  The financial dealings of New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser are under scrutiny amid revelations he owns thousands of shares in a Uruguayan-based dairy company that he actively promotes as part of his job, according to the NZ press.