Uruguay

Tuesday, January 6th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay 2008 exports grow 31% in value, reach 6 billion USD

Uruguay exports grew by 31.3% in value in 2008, its biggest increase in the last four years, despite the negative effects that the international financial crisis had on the country in the last two months of the year, according to an official report.
Tuesday, January 6th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Forest fire smoke plumes slow tourist traffic in Uruguay

A forest fire that was preventing tourists from reaching Uruguay's sea resorts, including the upscale vacation spot of Punta del Este has been brought under control, although fire-fighters and the military were still working to extinguish the blaze completely, officials said.
Monday, January 5th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Cuba's Raul Castro scheduled to visit Uruguay this year

Cuban president Raul Castro will be visiting Uruguay this year, according to reports in the Uruguayan government oriented press. Castro was extended an invitation last June when Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez was in the island and later confirmed in an official letter.
Tuesday, December 30th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay: consumers must benefit from cheaper commodities

The Uruguayan government will intervene, if necessary, in the domestic market distribution chain to ensure that the full benefit of the falling international prices of commodities effectively reaches the consumer, announced several ministers following the Monday cabinet meeting.
Thursday, December 25th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Four cruises and 8.000 visitors on one day in Punta del Este

Uruguay's main sea side resort renowned Punta del Este received this week four cruise vessels simultaneously and although not all of the 8.000 passengers landed a significant percentage did make it ashore, establishing a record visit.
Friday, December 19th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay's record wheat crop nightmare for farmers' pockets

Uruguay expects this year its largest wheat harvest on record, 1.3 million tons including 900.000 for export, according to a report from the Agriculture Ministry Planning and Policies Office, OPYPA.
Tuesday, December 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay: global pulp company presents strategic project

Sweden-Finland's Stora Enso paper, pulp and wood giant which, has plans to establish a plant in Uruguay has formally presented a strategic environment assessment plan as part of its forestry exploitation project.
Monday, December 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay's dispute with Kirchners becomes regional

Uruguay is considering abandoning the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR in the event Argentina manages to modify the mechanism for the nomination to the chair of the organization, thus imposing its candidate former president Nestor Kirchner, which Uruguay rejects point blank.
Monday, December 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay ex-guerrilla leader nominated presidential candidate

Uruguay's former guerrilla leader and currently Senator Jose Mujica was chosen by an overwhelming majority as the ruling coalition's presidential candidate for next year's elections, but he will first have to face another challenge from other hopefuls in June.
Monday, December 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Botnia Pulp and Fiction: Finnish “mea culpa”

Jussi Pakkasvirta, an expert on the political history of Latin America from Helsinki University, has recently published a wide-ranging study of attitudes towards the Finnish pulp and paper industry's controversial moves into South America.