Uruguay

• 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.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 20:47 UTC

  Uruguay chosen by WHO for hepatitis B and C program

  

  Uruguayan authorities have announced that as of next month healthcare facilities will be surveyed to detect the presence of hepatitis B and C in order to provide input for the development and adjustment of policies regarding these maladies and meet World Health Organization (WHO) requirements to reduce the number of infected people by 2030.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  Argentina follows Uruguay, lifts affidavit requirement for travelers

  

  Following Uruguay's announcement in the same direction, Argentine migration authorities will no longer require an affidavit regarding the health status of travelers covid-19wise, according to social media postings by Migrations Director Florencia Carignano Friday.

• Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 19:19 UTC

  Uruguayan President praises law enforcement, would like better results

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou said he was pleased with the way the Ministry of the Interior and the Police were handling the latest increase in violence. But he added that, as long as some violence remained, he could not be happy yet about the results.

• Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  Employment grows in Uruguay after pandemic lull

  

  Uruguay's National Statistics Institute (INE) has published its latest measurement according to which the employment rate stood at 56.8% in July of 2022, one-tenth higher than the previous month.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 21:10 UTC

  Uruguay stops requesting Covid-19 affidavit at its borders

  

  Uruguayan authorities have announced they would no longer require affidavits from incoming travelers attesting to their health covid-19-wise, in addition to granting tax exemptions on hotel and restaurant bills to foreign visitors, effective as of next month.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  FAO project helps Uruguayan family-farms increase production and soil recovery

  

  With financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), FAO’s Livestock and Climate project approached producer organizations in Uruguay to assess the situation of individual farms and help implement climate smart strategies that not only enhance meat production but also encourage the re-growth of vegetation and the return of biodiversity.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 18:51 UTC

  Third case of monkeypox confirmed in Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan health authorities have confirmed a third monkeypox infection had been detected in the country after 38 suspected cases were ruled out.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Uruguayan peacekeepers hospitalized in Uganda

  

  One Uruguayan soldier needed surgery after sustaining a fractured skull and another was reported to be recovering well after they were both attacked in Uganda while on leave from their peacekeeping group in the Democratic Republic of Congo.