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Montevideo, November 24th 2024 - 07:49 UTC

Uruguay

  • Friday, July 1st 2022 - 22:45 UTC

    Lacalle arrives in Colombia to meet Duque but not Petro

    Luis Lacalle Pou will not be meeting President-elect Gustavo Petro, who is off to Europe on a short holiday before taking office next month

    Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou landed late Thursday local time at Bogotá's Eldorado international airport, where he was welcomed by Deputy Foreign Minister Francisco Echeverri.

  • Friday, July 1st 2022 - 21:48 UTC

    Uruguay, the worst in the Americas for suicides, reached a new record for self-murders in 2021

    Uruguay has been struggling for years with suicide, a problem that places the country at first place in the Americas.

    Despite the fact that Uruguay has been positioned by many indicators as one of the most advanced countries in terms of socioeconomic equality in the least egalitarian region of the world, where access to health and solid institutions with low corruption rates is relatively guaranteed in relation to its neighbors in the region, the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health (MSP) reported that last year there were 758 suicides, which is equivalent to a rate of 21.39 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants.

  • Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:43 UTC

    Uruguay expanded 4,4% in 2021 and is poised to continue growing strongly, IMF report

    Inflationary pressures driven by external and domestic factors are expected to dissipate only gradually

    An IMF mission recently visited Uruguay to discuss with local authorities economic developments, including recovery from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the country's policy priorities. The report released on return of the IMF mission to Wahsington pointed out that the economic recovery continues at a firm pace supported by high agricultural commodity prices and strong investment.

  • Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

    Pepe Mujica receives yet another honorary university degree

    The former President has 23 honorary degrees

    Former Uruguayan President (2010-2015) José Mujica has been awarded Wednesday an honorary doctorate from the Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC) in the Argentine province of Córdoba for being “one of the main voices critical of savage capitalism.” Teachers, authorities, and students of the UNRC proposed the distinction for Mujica's “extensive career in political and social militancy.”

  • Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 02:11 UTC

    Argentine opposition Congressman meets with Uruguayan President

    “We have to learn a lot from what President Lacalle Pou has achieved in his administration,” Frigerio said after meeting with the Uruguayan President

    Argentine Congressman Rogelio Frigerio of the opposition JxC coalition held meetings with Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou and other Multicolor Coalition leaders to discuss the situation of the Uruguay River as well as the need to improve integration processes between the two countries, including possible changes to Mercosur.

  • Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 23:39 UTC

    Uruguayan peso keeps growing against US dollar

    When measured in US dollars, internal costs in Uruguay are also on the rise: utilities, labor, taxes, and freight

    While the Argentine peso keeps losing ground against the US dollar, just the opposite is going on across the River Plate, where the Uruguayan currency is stronger every day, having undergone a 12.4% appreciation so far this year.

  • Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

    Uruguay foresees economic growth, job creation and tax cuts

    If there is a growth higher than projected, there must be a decrease in taxes, Arbeleche explained

    Uruguay's Economy Minister Azucena Arbeleche Monday said the Government foresees a 4.8% growth in 2022 and the creation of 40,000 jobs, which would make the lowering taxes feasible.

  • Monday, June 27th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

    Uruguay Congress Falklands declaration expected first week of July; differences on the term 'usurpation'

    Senator Gustavo Penadés has objected to the wording of the initial declaration presented by the opposition

    The Uruguayan parliament is expected to make a legislative declaration relative to the Falkland Islands conflict and the 40th anniversary of the war during the first week of July. The initiative was presented by the opposition catch-all coalition (Broad Front) in April, but the final decision has been delayed since the senior member of the ruling coalition which supports president Luis Lacalle Pou, does not agree with the wording.

  • Monday, June 27th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

    Most Uruguayans favor legalizing euthanasia

    This year's study yielded results almost identical to the ones from 2020

    A survey released this weekend has shown that 55% of Uruguayans are in favor of legalizing euthanasia, while 25% opposed it and the rest still has to make up their minds on the controversial issue.

  • Saturday, June 25th 2022 - 11:08 UTC

    Uruguay is back in the oil exploration business; three companies awarded four off shore blocks

    Discovery of oil in similar geological conditions in Namibia has attracted interest in Uruguay's maritime shelf potential

    Uruguay's oil refining and fuel distribution company Ancap announced on Friday that three blocks and exploration licenses in the country's maritime shelf had been awarded. Two of them were acquired by Shell and the third by Apache Corporation, including an exploratory well, in the framework of the Open Uruguay Round.