Uruguay

• Monday, December 27th 2010 - 09:07 UTC

  Drought stricken-Uruguay praises Argentina’s “formidable gesture”

  

  President Jose Mujica described as a “formidable gesture” the Argentine government’s decision to facilitate the export of grains and fodder to Uruguay which in under an “agriculture emergency” because of a severe drought that threatens much of the cattle to the north of the country.

• Sunday, December 26th 2010 - 22:51 UTC

  ”Challenges ahead” for Uruguay’s tourism sector, reports online guide

  

  The publisher of www.UruguayNow.com says that Montevideo’s neglected downtown and deteriorating levels of personal safety are problems that will hamper the growth of tourism in the country

• Saturday, December 25th 2010 - 08:42 UTC

  EU blocks Uruguayan squid shipment because of high cadmium content

  

  The European Union blocked a shipment of squid from Uruguay’s main fishing processing group Fripur S.A. and sent Uruguayan authorities what is known as “rapid sanitary alert” explaining the motive for such a decision.

• Saturday, December 25th 2010 - 08:28 UTC

  Mujica is an ‘emblematic figure and a great asset’ of Uruguay’s foreign policy

  

  President Jose Mujica is an “emblematic” figure at regional level and is one of the great assets of Uruguay’s foreign policy, said Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro on making a review of the first ten months of the administration.

• Friday, December 24th 2010 - 08:06 UTC

  Uruguay under agriculture “state of emergency” because of lack of rains

  

  The Uruguayan government declared Thursday an “agriculture state of emergency” because of the drought situation to the north of the country. The declaration opens the way to grant small farmers government support.

• Friday, December 24th 2010 - 08:04 UTC

  Uruguay’s Central bank leaves benchmark interest rate unchanged at 6.5%

  

  Uruguay’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 6.5% after annual inflation slowed to within policy makers’ target range, according to a statement posted on the bank’s website.

• Thursday, December 23rd 2010 - 02:33 UTC

  Uruguayan Major General appointed head of UN mission in India and Pakistan

  

  United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Wednesday the appointment of Major-General Raul Gloodtdofsky Fernandez from Uruguay as head of the United Nations mission in India and Pakistan.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2010 - 05:29 UTC

  Uruguay’s sky-blue colours celebrate a hundred years of glory and pride

  

  With the attendance of the country’s highest political authorities including President Jose Mujica and sports’ figures Uruguay celebrated Tuesday the hundredth anniversary of its sky-blue colours, world famous in international soccer.

• Saturday, December 18th 2010 - 00:11 UTC

  Mujica calls on other Latinamerican countries to join Mercosur

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica called on the Mercosur summit for a quick incorporation of Venezuela as full member of the group and said it was time the rest of Latin America moved closer to the integration process.

• Friday, December 17th 2010 - 23:04 UTC

  IMF anticipates ‘soft-landing’ of Uruguay’s economy in next two years

  

  The International Monetary Fund said economic growth in Uruguay will probably slow over the next two years, requiring policy makers to prepare for a “soft landing.”