Uruguay

Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 06:55 UTC
Uruguay goods' exports up 16,5% in value year to year and reach US$ 13,36bn

Uruguay’s goods exports grew 16.5% in value during the past year, to reach a record high of US$ 13.36 billion, according to the country's trade promotion agency.
Thursday, January 5th 2023 - 22:10 UTC
Uruguay's unemployment in 2022 below pre-pandemic times

According to Uruguay's Labor Ministry data released Wednesday, unemployment in the South American country during 2022 was lower than that of times before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out.
Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 17:12 UTC
“A scandal over fake passports”: Financial Times warns that reputation of Uruguay is threatened

The Financial Times described the event that is currently being investigated by the Uruguayan Justice related to the former presidential custodian Alejandro Astesiano and the implications that have arisen around the entourage of President Luis Lacalle Pou.
Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Lula's first day if office, meeting Latin American leaders and a selloff in Petrobras shares

As the Brazilian president Lula da Silva settled in his first day in office in the Planalto Palace, Latin American leaders met with the inaugurated president, who faced his first financial challenge, stocks had fallen more than 3%, led by a selloff of shares in state-run oil company Petrobras.
Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 09:39 UTC
Number of Covid-19 cases on the rise in Uruguay

Uruguayan health authorities Monday announced the country had detected over 8,900 cases of Covid-19 last week for a total of 1,020,161 confirmed infections since the onset of the pandemic.
Monday, January 2nd 2023 - 10:31 UTC
Lacalle Pou, Mujica and Sanguinetti attend Lula's inauguration

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's delegation to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's third inauguration featured his predecessors Julio María Sanguinetti and José Mujica, in an unprecedented diplomatic move to show that foreign policies transcend political parties.
Monday, January 2nd 2023 - 09:40 UTC
More Uruguayan exporters greenlighted for frozen bone sales to China

Chinese authorities authorized 27 Uruguayan companies to export frozen bone meat cuts in what Montevideo dubbed an “achievement” that “strengthens” the relationship between the two countries.
Friday, December 30th 2022 - 10:51 UTC
Uruguay, a failed Mercosur summit and China's long shadow

Presidential summit meetings of the Mercosur alliance were usually sedate comfortable affairs until Uruguay decided to “open up to the world” under its pro-business President Luis Lacalle Pou.
Friday, December 30th 2022 - 10:49 UTC
Uruguayan President's approval drops amid scandals

The approval ratings of Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou fell ten percentage points in two months, hitting an all-time low of 39% since he took office, according to a report from pollsters Equipos Consultores released Thursday.
Friday, December 30th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Azul adds new destinations to/from Montevideo

Brazilian carrier Azul has added new services to and from Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport, thus increasing the Uruguayan capital's connectivity with destinations in South America's largest country, after direct flights to Foz do Iguazu, Florianópolis, and Recife were introduced.