Uruguay

Friday, November 8th 2013 - 14:32 UTC
Mercosur cancels summit until end of January waiting for Cristina Fernandez

The Mercosur summit scheduled for December in Venezuela has been suspended and will most probably take place sometime in late January announced Uruguayan president Jose Mujica who on Friday cancelled a trip to Brasilia to meet with his peer Dilma Rousseff.
Thursday, November 7th 2013 - 19:06 UTC
Mercosur and Argentina top of the agenda in Mujica/Rousseff summit in Brasilia

Mercosur negotiations, disputes with Argentina and economic complementation with Brazil are among the main issues of a long agenda that Uruguay and Brazil will address when President Jose Mujica visits his Brazilian peer Dilma Rousseff on Friday in Brasilia.
Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 13:40 UTC
”This woman (Cristina Fernandez) is a scoundrel, hates Uruguay and will try to harm us the most”

A Uruguay former central bank president and now head of an investment fund described Argentine president Cristina Fernandez as a 'scoundrel' that will do her utmost to harm Uruguay because 'they hate us'. Juan Carlos Protasi made the statements during a morning conference to analyze the current Argentine economic situation and its regional implications.
Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 07:56 UTC
Uruguay October inflation 0.82% and 9.09% in the first ten months of 2013

Uruguay's consumer prices' index increased 0.82% in October, and 8.67% in the last twelve months but 9.09% in the first ten months of the year, according to the latest release from the country's Stats Office, INE.
Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 06:49 UTC
Spanish flagged trawler catches fire on reaching the port of Montevideo

A Spanish flagged trawler returning from fishing in the Falkland Islands caught fire early Monday morning as it was docking in the port of Montevideo. The cause of the fire which was rapidly controlled by Uruguayan fire brigades is still unknown according to the navy spokesperson Gaston Juansolo.
Monday, November 4th 2013 - 23:53 UTC
Uruguay considers withdrawing troops from Haiti because of the 'political impasse'

Uruguay's President Jose Mujica said he plans to withdraw his country's peacekeeping troops from Haiti because of the lack of democratic progress and pointed to delays in convening Senate elections and a general “political impasse in Haitian society.”
Monday, November 4th 2013 - 06:01 UTC
Botnia/UPM controversy: Argentina retaliates delaying Uruguayan exports

Argentina's clash with Uruguay over the Botnia/UPM pulp mill has led to furious retaliations from Buenos Aires severely limiting trade and not allowing Argentine exporters to make use of the port of Montevideo for transshipment.
Monday, November 4th 2013 - 05:43 UTC
Uruguay extends UPM pulp mill production license for another three years

The Uruguayan government announced it has renewed until 2016 Botnia/UPM pulp mill license so it can continue with production since it complies with the necessary environmental requisites and is committed to the additional standards demanded, said Housing and Environment minister Francisco Beltrame.
Monday, November 4th 2013 - 00:30 UTC
IDB financing for private sector 90 MW wind farms in Uruguay

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a private sector loan for up to 132.6 million to partially finance the construction of the Carapé I and II wind farms in Uruguay.
Saturday, November 2nd 2013 - 21:03 UTC
Mujica says Argentina's attitude in Mercosur is 'insular' and shatters integration

Uruguay President José “Pepe” Mujica questioned Argentina’s recent decision to stop freight transfers at ports belonging to Mercosur countries Buenos Aires has no maritime agreements with. Mujica blasted an “insular” position that “shatters” regional integration.