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Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:51:00 GMT
Uruguayan exporters concerned over waning currency exchange
The Uruguayan Exporters Union (UEU) Tuesday expressed its concern through a statement in light of a waning exchange rate between the local peso and the US dollar, which has reached its nadir for the past two years, thus adding ...

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Uruguayan Defense receives three bids for purchase of OPVs
Uruguay's Ministry of Defense will now have to weigh three bids from manufacturers of Dutch, French, and Chinese origin who are interested in selling two Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPV) to the South American country's Navy, it was a...

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:29:00 GMT
Uruguayans decide to maintain key law for Lacalle’s government with tight referendum result
After the voting on this Sunday, in which Uruguayans went to the polls in a referendum to decide whether to keep or repeal the flagship legislative package of President Luis Lacalle Pou's government, the preliminary results end...

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 23:51:00 GMT
Polls are closed in Uruguay: Vote count begins in referendum questioning the government
The Uruguayan Electoral Court started counting the votes cast for the referendum against the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), the main project of the Government of Luis Lacalle Pou, after the closing of the more than seven th...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:01:00 GMT
Mercosur health ministers agree sanitary measures need to be unified
Health Ministers from all four Mercosur full member countries in addition to Chile's Thursday agreed during a meeting in Montevideo to work on unified sanitary requirements regarding COVID-19 for international travel.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 21:56:00 GMT
Uruguayan President insists the LUC has brought on no damages
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou expressed his view in favor of voting "Nay" during Sunday's referendum to decide whether to repeal or not 135 provisions out of 476 of the so-called Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), which ...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Uruguay: Mujica favors "Aye" vote against "aristocratic" LUC
Former Uruguayan President José "Pepe" Mujica said Thursday said the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), which has been a pillar of the current Multicolor coalition, had a certain "aristocratic" ring and a barrack-like approach...

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:31:00 GMT
Uruguay's economy grows 4.4% in 2021, Central Bank says
According to a study by Uruguay's Central Bank released Wednesday, the country's economy has grown 4.4% in 2021, despite all COVID-19 restrictions. The new figures show a recovery from 2020's fall due to the sanitary measures i...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 23:59:00 GMT
Uruguay's “nays” round up campaign to win “revenge referendum”
Supporters of Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) Tuesday closed their campaign in favor of keeping the norm unchanged and therefore vote “No” in next Sunday's referendum during a rally ...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:04:00 GMT
Punta del Este needs more schools to accommodate new residents
The exclusive Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este is experiencing an increase in the development and establishment of schools, as migrating inflows of Argentines and also of people from other parts of the country to becom...



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