Uruguay

Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Uruguayan FM off to brokering Mercosur deal approval with EU

Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo is off on a European tour seeking to further develop his country's trade ties as the last inflation index showed the government of President Luis Lacalle Pou was already above its 2022 targets.
Monday, September 5th 2022 - 23:56 UTC
Luis Lacalle Pou won’t attend UN General Assembly

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou will not attend the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations to be held in New York. Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo will attend in his place, reported El Observador and confirmed MercoPress with sources from the Foreign Ministry.
Monday, September 5th 2022 - 10:14 UTC
Uruguayan President stopping for a bite goes viral

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou was photographed while caught by a patron as he sat at the bar of a Montevideo restaurant in the exclusive Carrasco area Saturday to have a “Hungarian” sandwich and a beer.
Saturday, September 3rd 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Uruguayan leaders condemn CFK incident

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou expressed his solidarity Friday morning with Argentine Vice President with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) following the failed assassination attempt against her late on Thursday.
Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 18:26 UTC
Uruguayan exports keep blooming

According to an Uruguayan Exporters Union (UEU) report released Thursday, orders from abroad have increased by 28% interannually, reaching a total of US$ 1.076 billion.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 19:22 UTC
Uruguayan Senate agrees on a consensus statement on the Malvinas war and ongoing conflict

Argentina's secretary for Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic affairs, Guillermo Carmona, this week visited Uruguay where he met with the Senate's International Affairs Committee, as part of the round of contacts with neighboring countries to discuss South Atlantic and Antarctica issues.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Price of gasoline at pumps drops slightly in Uruguay

Uruguayan authorities have announced a UY$ 3 (US$ 0.074) reduction in the price of gasoline at pumps effective Thursday. Energy Minister Omar Paganini also explained the price of supergas (cooking gas) and diesel fuel would remain unchanged.
Wednesday, August 31st 2022 - 10:44 UTC
Expo Prado, Uruguay's largest agricultural fair, now without sanitary restrictions: here's everything you need to know

For the first time in almost three years, the International Livestock Exposition will return in a new edition that will be held as it was before the pandemic, without sanitary restrictions, and in the same place: the Rural del Prado in Montevideo.
Wednesday, August 31st 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Uruguayan economic growth expected to continue

Uruguay's Central Bank (BCU) President Diego Labat said Tuesday that he expected economic growth to remain steady and heralded that inflation by the end of 2022 will be below the level “we have today.”
Tuesday, August 30th 2022 - 22:37 UTC
Uruguay, Brazil agree to deepen fight against organized crime along the border

Authorities from Uruguay and Brazil defense authorities have held bilateral meetings towards coordinating joint efforts along the border between the two countries to carry out operations against drug trafficking and organized crime in the area.