Uruguay

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Uruguay has what world investors need, President Lacalle tells Dubai fair

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou told attendees at the Expo Dubai 2022 international fair that the private sector made a country thrive and urged investors to pour into the South American country to become “owners, partners or shareholders of the food generation.”

• Friday, February 18th 2022 - 20:29 UTC

  Uruguayan President promised new investments by Argentine group

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou met this week with representatives from the Argentine Grupo Werthein to discuss further developments and investments in the country, it was reported.

• Friday, February 18th 2022 - 10:17 UTC

  Uruguayan leisure businesses need help after poor summer season due to Omicron

  

  Uruguay’s hotels and restaurants will seek compensation from the Government for their losses during a summer season which was between “mediocre” and “dire,” as tourism was nowhere near pre-pandemic levels, it was announced.

• Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Tall ships gather at Rio de Janeiro for naval parade

  

  Ships from all navies in the region keep arriving at Río de Janeiro for the Velas Latinoamérica 2022 (Latin American Sails 2022) parade scheduled for Feb. 22

• Wednesday, February 16th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Uruguay highlight bilateral increasing trade

  

  Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Tuesday in Buenos Aires with his Uruguayan counterpart Francisco Bustillo to discuss a 33% increase in bilateral trade, among other issues.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 20:42 UTC

  Ancap refinery becomes National Historic Monument in Uruguay

  

  A refinery belonging to Uruguay's state-run oil company Ancap has been declared a National Historic Monument for its unique architectural design, it was announced.

• Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Fuel goes up in Paraguay, but tanking up in Argentina not an option

  

  The state-run oil company Petróleos Paraguayos (Petropar) has announced an increase in the price of fuel at pumps effective Saturday, Feb. 12, despite previous announcements that there would be no changes until the end of the month.

• Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  Uruguay's industry keeps growing with pesos stronger against US dollars

  

  Uruguay's industrial production showed a 12.3% growth during the year 2021 when compared to 2020 levels, according to a report released Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

• Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 23:49 UTC

  Uruguay is the only full democracy in South America, The Economist says

  

  The Economist published on Thursday its Democracy Index for 2021, in which Uruguay was ranked 13th, within the spectrum of “full democracies”, being above the 8 points awarded by the ranking.

• Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 22:08 UTC

  No harm in Uruguay's banking system dollarized, Moody's report says

  

  Although 76% of deposits in Uruguayan banks are in US dollars, credit rating consultants Moody's have said there was nothing to fear.