Uruguay

Saturday, April 17th 2010 - 03:26 UTC
Mujica and Mrs. Kirchner prepare for the “day after” The Hague ruling

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica and his Argentine peer Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will meet in Buenos Aires the day after the International Court of Justice rules on the pulp mill dispute which has soured bilateral relations between the neighbouring countries since 2006.
Friday, April 16th 2010 - 04:15 UTC
Pluna places order for three extra Bombardier CRJ900 totalling a fleet of ten

Canada’s Bombardier Aerospace announced Thursday that Pluna Lineas Aereas Uruguayas S.A. has signed a follow-on firm order for three CRJ900 NextGen regional jets and has taken options on an additional six CRJ900 NextGen aircraft.
Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 19:22 UTC
Uruguay’s support for Unasur’s chairman will be known at next summit

Ecuadorean Foreign Affairs minister Ricardo Patiño apologized to Uruguay for having stated that the administration of President Jose Mujica would support the nomination of former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner as chairman or the Union of South American nations, Unasur.
Thursday, April 15th 2010 - 16:01 UTC
Uruguay's Ministry of Tourism warmly welcomes the UruguayNow project

www.UruguayNow.com is the first constantly updated internet travel guide in English dedicated solely to Uruguay. It launched at the country's Ministry of Tourism on 13 April.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 20:28 UTC
Taiana anticipates better relations with Uruguay following The Hague ruling

Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Taiana described bilateral relations with neighbouring Uruguay are “good and will improve” after the International Court of Justice's ruling regarding the placement of the Botnia paper mill on the shores of the Uruguay river is made public on April 20th.
Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 03:52 UTC
Uruguay/Argentina prepare for International Court ruling on bilateral dispute

A Uruguayan multi-party delegation will be present in The Hague next week when the International Court of Justice makes public its ruling on the Argentine/Uruguayan dispute over the construction of a pulp mill along shared waters.
Friday, April 9th 2010 - 00:52 UTC
The Uruguayan 2003 controlled default model, a way out for Greece?

The Uruguayan default model of 2003, under the auspices of the IMF, is a possible way out for the Greek situation according to Professor Reinhart (*), a world authority in sovereign defaults. The idea surfaced in an interview with the Telegraph.co.uk, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard who has covered world politics and economics for 25 years, based in Europe, the US, and Latin America.
Thursday, April 8th 2010 - 22:34 UTC
Uruguay Argentina agree hake ban in common fisheries zone

The Joint Technical Commission for the Argentine-Uruguay Maritime Front (CTMFM) established an autumn ban for the common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) fishery in the Common Fishing Zone (ZCP), shared by Argentina and Uruguay. The measure became effective 7 April to 30 June 2010.
Thursday, April 8th 2010 - 22:24 UTC
Surface drilling company confirms magnetite project in Uruguay

Cougar Metals NL announced it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Indian owned UK based Zamin Ferrous Resources to provide 75,000 metres of surface drilling at the resource company’s magnetite project in Uruguay.
Thursday, April 8th 2010 - 04:25 UTC
Mujica consolidates close trade and energy links with Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered Wednesday to help Uruguay expand a refinery and supply it with crude oil. Chavez and visiting Uruguayan President Jose Mujica signed several accords pledging to deepen trade and energy ties between the two nations.