Uruguay

• Wednesday, October 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay's total debt equivalent to 68% of GDP

  

  Uruguay's overall debt at the close of the second quarter was 18.2 billion US dollars, having increased 779 million US dollars over the first quarter, thus totalling the equivalent to 68% of GDP. At the end of March the debt/GDP ratio was 70%.

• Sunday, September 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay's trade deficit in 7 months reaches 1.2 b USD

  

  Uruguay reported a trade surplus of 68.3 million US dollars after having accumulated 1.2 billion US dollars deficit in the first seven months of 2008, according to the country's Central Bank.

• Friday, September 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina/Uruguay agree it's time to lift 3 year blockade

  

  Argentine ambassador in Uruguay denied on Friday the existence of contradicting statements between the two neighboring countries regarding the end to pickets blocking bridges linking both countries which have interrupted trade and everyday traffic.

• Thursday, September 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Live cattle prices in Uruguay sliding after peaking in August

  

  Live cattle prices in Uruguay after reaching a historic peak in mid August have begun to drop significantly following the meat industry's decision to soften activity and a drop in demand from Russia and to a certain extent the European Union.

• Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay's former guerrilla leader, the king maker

  

  Uruguay's most voted and popular leader, former guerrilla and currently Senator Jose Mujica admitted he would be a presidential candidate if he counts with the support from other groups of the ruling coalition.

• Monday, September 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  US Cancer Institute interested in research program in Uruguay

  

  An initiative from the United States National Cancer Institute to establish an extensive cancer research program in Uruguay was the foremost of several expanded scientific cooperation initiatives considered by US and Uruguayan officials meeting in New York.

• Thursday, September 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Vazquez presents his presidential candidate to business leaders

  

  Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez launched this week before the international business community the presidential candidacy of his outgoing Economy minister during the opening of a trade and investment forum sponsored among others by The Economist Intelligence Unit.

• Thursday, September 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  The Economist IU praises “impressive” Uruguayan economy

  

  The Economist Intelligence Unit praised in Montevideo the achievements of the Uruguayan economy as “really impressive” but also cautioned that good times don't last for ever.

• Tuesday, September 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Citibank report warns Uruguay about higher inflation risks

  

  Uruguay's fiscal deficit will be double the government's targets for 2008 and 2009 “increasing risks” for the coming year (which happens to be an electoral year). Clearly “expansive” monetary and fiscal policies together with mounting pressure for higher salaries and an “overheated economy” will sustain “strong” inflationary pressures this year and in 2009.

• Monday, September 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay favors more trade accords, with or without Mercosur

  

  Uruguay formally proposed its Mercosur partners to begin a round of negotiations geared to reach trade agreements with the European Union, United States, South Korea and Canada. The proposal had been advanced early August but was formalized early September in Brazil during a meeting of the Mercosur Foreign Relations Commission.