Uruguay

• Friday, September 15th 2023 - 11:10 UTC

  Drought strikes: Uruguay's economy shrinks by 2.5% in Year-on-Year analysis

  

  The Central Bank of Uruguay has unveiled concerning economic data, revealing a 2.5% year-on-year decline in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second semester of 2023. The figures, released on Thursday, shed light on the adverse effects of the drought on Uruguay's economic landscape.

• Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

  Peru to allocate green debt swap to tropical forest protection in Amazon

  

  The Peruvian administration of President Dina Boluarte pledged to use the proceeds from a US$ 20 million debt swap with the United States for climate action in the Amazon to finance a tropical forest protection fund over the next 13 years, it was reported Wednesday in Lima. It is the third debt-for-nature swap between the two governments.

• Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:41 UTC

  Russia's war on Ukraine deserves condemnation, Uruguayan Defense Minister says

  

  Uruguayan Defense Minister Javier García Tuesday suggested in Buenos Aires that the II Latin American and Caribbean Conference on United Nations Peace Operations should condemn Russia's military deployment in Ukraine.

• Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  First case of sea lion dying of avian flu confirmed in Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan authorities said the first case of a sea lion with avian influenza had been detected in the country after a specimen was found dead on the Cerro beach on Aug. 31 and the laboratory tests were announced Tuesday, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Monday, September 4th 2023 - 07:25 UTC

  Uruguay to resume meat exports to Mexico

  

  Uruguay announced the resumption of meat exports to Mexico after three years, with 22 slaughterhouses authorized to sell beef and sheep meat to that country for the next two years, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Monday, September 4th 2023 - 07:17 UTC

  Sky Airlines announces return to Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan Tourism Minister Tabaré Viera welcomed the return of budget carrier Sky Airlines to the country, connecting Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport with Santiago (Chile), Lima (Peru), Salvador, and Florianópolis (Brazil) with direct services, starting in 2024.

• Saturday, September 2nd 2023 - 10:05 UTC

  Uruguayan exports suffer 17% YoY drop

  

  According to a study by consultants Uruguay XXI released Friday in Montevideo, exports from the South American country -duty-free zones included- totaled US$ 1.027 billion in August, which represented a 17% year-on-year drop.

• Saturday, September 2nd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Bidding for new bridge between Uruguay and Brazil to be launched in October

  

  Uruguayan authorities Friday announced the opening for biddings toward the construction of a bridge across the Yaguarón River onto Brazil will commence in October, while the existing Baron of Mauá bridge, built in 1930 linking Rio Branco and Jaguarão will also be remodeled.

• Friday, September 1st 2023 - 08:56 UTC

  Presidents of Uruguay and France to attend Rugby World Cup clash

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has accepted the invitation of his French colleague Emmanuel Macron to join him in Lille for the Sept. 14 Rugby World Cup game pitting La Bleu against Los Teros (as the national teams of both countries are known), it was reported Thursday in Montevideo.

• Thursday, August 31st 2023 - 09:21 UTC

  4 countries against Argentina collecting tolls on Paraná Waterway

  

  Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, and Uruguay insisted Wednesday on their objections to Argentina collecting tolls on the Paraná River Waterway and demanded the latter to halt that practice until it demonstrates services effectively rendered to navigation justify the measure.