Uruguay

• Friday, September 12th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

  Presence of US Marines in Uruguay sparks controversy

  

  Uruguay's Defense Minister Sandra Lazo engaged in a controversy with opposition Senator Javier García over the entry into the South American country of a group of six US Marines.

• Wednesday, September 10th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

  Uruguay assessing accepting Gaza refugees

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin confirmed on Tuesday that his country was “seriously” and “very carefully” analyzing the possibility of accepting Palestinian refugees from Gaza. He emphasized that many people were “desperately” seeking to leave the region and contacted Uruguayan embassies for assistance.

• Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 09:51 UTC

  Uruguay secures CAF loan for dam construction

  

  Uruguay's state-owned water company, OSE, has secured a US$130 million loan from the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean to finance the construction of the Casupá dam, a strategic project to guarantee the supply of drinking water for Montevideo's metropolitan area until 2045.

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 18:46 UTC

  Trump welcomes new ambassadors from Uruguay and Paraguay

  

  US President Donald Trump welcomed new ambassadors to Washington DC from ten countries, including those from Uruguay and Paraguay.

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 14:51 UTC

  Uruguay paid US$64 million after Luxembourg account seizure not disclosed by previous government

  

  The Uruguayan state had its bank accounts in Luxembourg frozen for several months due to non-payment of an arbitration award over the closure of national airline Pluna. The situation, which affected 37 financial institutions, was uncovered by El País after accessing official documents through a freedom of information request.

• Friday, September 5th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

  World Cup South American playoffs: 4 teams score 3-0 wins

  

  Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Colombia all scored 3-0 wins on Thursday in the penultimate round of the South American Football Confederation's (Conmebol) 2026 World Cup qualifying round.

• Thursday, September 4th 2025 - 10:16 UTC

  Uruguay's inflation within target range

  

  Uruguay's inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), registered a monthly variation of -0.03% in August, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) announced on Wednesday in Montevideo.

• Wednesday, September 3rd 2025 - 11:07 UTC

  Uruguayan exports grow 3.5% interannually

  

  A report released by the Uruguay XXI Institute this week in Montevideo showed that the South American country's exports in August 2025 totaled US$1.327 billion, a 3.5% yoy increase. Sales abroad in the first eight months of the year reached US$9 billion, a 5.4% interannual growth.

• Wednesday, September 3rd 2025 - 11:00 UTC

  Uruguay: PepsiCo opens new storage plant in Colonia complex

  

  Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi participated on Tuesday in the inauguration of a new PepsiCo beverage concentrate storage plant in the Colonia free-trade zone after an investment of over US$100 million. The facility, which has been in continuous operation since 1993, will supply 24 markets in Latin America and other regions.

• Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 19:10 UTC

  Uruguay signs Council of Europe’s Global AI Treaty

  

  Uruguay signed the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring that the use of AI systems is fully consistent with human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.