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Montevideo, May 17th 2025 - 07:13 UTC

Uruguay

  • Saturday, June 6th 2009 - 14:52 UTC

    Poll shows Uruguay’s ruling coalition repeating next October

    Lacalle, Mujica and Bordaberry presidential hopefuls of the three main parties.

    The Uruguayan ruling coalition could repeat in next October general election according to the latest public opinion poll released this week in Montevideo. Pollster Radar has the Broad Front of President Tabare Vazquez with a vote intention of 46.7% and the sum of the opposition parties with 40.1%.

  • Friday, June 5th 2009 - 08:13 UTC

    Argentina’s spat with Uruguay not exclusive, say diplomats

    The diplomatic spat to which Uruguay is being exposed by Argentina over the Botnia pulp mill conflict is not exclusive or an isolated case, it was revealed during a recent meeting of Uruguayan ambassadors that returned to Montevideo to address trade issues.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 09:57 UTC

    Consumer prices in Uruguay down to 0.41% in May and 6.63% in twelve months

    Consumer prices in Uruguay during May increased 0.41%, and 6.63% in the last twelve months according to the latest release from the government’s Statistics Office.

  • Monday, June 1st 2009 - 13:28 UTC

    Uruguay optimistic about tourism industry prospects

    Minister Lescano said number of tourists visiting Uruguay this year has increased 5%

    Uruguay’s Tourism minister is optimistic about the evolution of the industry and forecasts 2009 will be a better year in US dollars, than 2008. In spite of the global slowdown and the influenza scare the flow of visitors to Uruguay remains steady and is expected to improve 5% over last year.

  • Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 12:31 UTC

    “Failed” education anticipates “populist” governments in Uruguay

    Pepe Mujica, a candidate with an “ambiguous” speech and “populist” tendency

    Education in Uruguay has “failed” and the composition of the electorate has “changed dramatically”, an ideal mix for “populist proposals” said economist Ernesto Talvi, head of the social and economics think tank Ceres based in Montevideo.

  • Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 12:24 UTC

    Uruguay inaugurates second wind farm with 10 MW capacity

    Cerro de los Caracoles, second wind farm in Uruguay

    Uruguay officially inaugurated on Wednesday a 10 MW capacity wind turbine park financed and equipped by Spain. The park belonging to Uruguay’s power company UTE is one of the many different efforts to broaden and diversify energy generation in the country.

  • Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 08:46 UTC

    Two possible scenarios for Uruguay’s recovery: 2010 and 2013

    Economist Talvi praised the solidity of the Uruguayan banking system.

    The Uruguayan economy has two possible scenarios for recovery from the impact of the current world slowdown, in 2010 and in 2013, according to a local economics and social think tank, Ceres and its leading economist Ernesto Talvi.

  • Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 08:35 UTC

    First two “imported” cases of A/H1N1 influenza in Uruguay

    President Vazquez says the situation is serious, but should not be dramatized or turned into panic.

    Uruguay’s Public Health Minister, María Julia Muñoz, confirmed the first two cases of influenza A (H1N1) in her country during a press conference Wednesday. One of the two Uruguayans infected is 24-years-old and the other is a 15-year-old minor, who had both travelled to Argentina and returned to their country without apparent symptoms.

  • Wednesday, May 20th 2009 - 08:01 UTC

    Punta del Este square meter prices remain steady

    The value of the square metre in Uruguay’s most fashionable resort Punta del Este remains steady and experienced a slight increase in the last year according to an April report from ReporteInmobiliario.com, one of Buenos Aires leading real estate analysts.

  • Tuesday, May 19th 2009 - 06:43 UTC

    Ence’s assets in Uruguay taken over by Stora Enso and Arauco

    Finland’s Stora Enso, Europe’s leading paper producer and Arauco, one of the largest forest industry enterprises in Latinamerica based in Chile, announced Monday the definitive purchase agreement for the joint (50%/50%) acquisition of Spanish pulp producer Grupo ENCE assets in Uruguay.