Uruguay

• Thursday, May 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguayan made Chinese cars export to Argentina

  In thirty days time Chery-Socma Uruguay, a Chinese, Argentine Uruguayan consortium will be making its first export of Uruguayan assembled cars to Argentina. The announcement was made during a visit this week to the plant by Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez and Hui Liangyu, China's Deputy Primer Minister.

• Wednesday, May 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Lack of rainfall forces energy restrictions in Uruguay

  

  Uruguay moved on Monday into phase II of compulsory energy saving measures since lack of sufficient rainfall has seriously limited hydroelectric generation, the country's main source of energy. However the announced restrictions have resurfaced fears about street crime and the manufacturing industry believes the country is on the edge of an emergency situation.

• Tuesday, May 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Officials optimistic following EC inspection mission

  Uruguay last week successfully passed inspections undertaken by the Food and Veterinary Office Follow-up Mission of the European Commission's (EC) DG SANCO agency, governmental sources announced.

• Monday, May 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Majority of Antarctica operators stop off in the Falklands

  

  THE annual International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) conference was held in Punta Del Este, Uruguay this year.

• Monday, May 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay divided over “invasion” of Argentine farmers

  The Kirchners' administrations policy of heavily taxing Argentine farmers is having a very positive effect for neighboring Uruguay where a growing number of the most efficient farmers are now established, but some locals are not so convinced.

• Tuesday, May 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay heading for a record export year: 6 billion US dollars

  

  Uruguay's exports increased 59.6% last April compared to the same month a year ago, with the whole expansion for the first four months reaching 44%, according to the latest statistics released by the government funded institution Uruguay XXI.

• Tuesday, May 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay rice industry wants to double production

  Uruguay, South America's leading exporter of rice and among the world's top eight, traditionally has been forced to sell overseas 95% of its high quality grain given the country's scarce population and low consumption.

• Tuesday, May 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay's April inflation of 0.33% surprises experts

  Uruguay's consumer price index, CPI, increased 0.33% in April the best performance so far in 2008 and the lowest since April 1962. This means that CPI in the first four months of the year reached 3.2%, (annualized 9.92%) and below the same period in 2007 (4.98%), according to the latest release from the national Statistics Institute.

• Tuesday, May 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Anti-inflation plan cost Uruguay 0.8% of GDP in 7 months

  Public utilities rates subsidies which have been applied since September 2007 to help contain inflation have cost the Uruguayan treasury 185 million US dollars, equivalent to 0.8% of the country's GDP. Prices are estimated to have moderated 1.5% on an annual basis.

• Monday, May 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  EC delegation checks Uruguay's fisheries plants and vessels

  A European Union sanitary mission is scheduled to begin this week the auditing of Uruguay's fishing industry, --processing plants and vessels--, announced Monday Daniel Montiel, head of the country's Aquatic Resources Department, DINARA.