Uruguay

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:02:00 GMT
Stability alone does not buy a house: Georgieva's message in Montevideo
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised Uruguay's macroeconomic and institutional strength on Thursday but urged authorities to take greater risks to turn that stability into growth.

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:03:00 GMT
IMF chief arrives in Montevideo for talks with Orsi and the economic team
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva arrived in Montevideo for talks on Thursday with President Yamandú Orsi and the country's senior economic officials, on a visit made at the invitation of the U...

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:54:00 GMT
US seeks Uruguay as destination for deported migrants; Montevideo stops short of confirming deal
The United States government has been negotiating with Uruguay for months over the possibility that the South American country receive deported migrants, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. Uruguay's foreign ministry conf...

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT
Uruguay prepares protocols for the risk of El Niño flooding in the spring
Uruguay's government is drawing up a set of contingency protocols for the flooding risk associated with the El Niño phenomenon, which climate projections indicate will have its greatest impact on the region during the southern...

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:10:00 GMT
Uruguay: nearly half of those polled say the government is falling short of expectations
For 49% of Uruguayans surveyed, Yamandú Orsi's government is performing below the expectations they held at the start of the administration, according to the latest poll by the consultancy Factum, covering the third two-month ...

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:05:00 GMT
Uruguay faces a 12.5% US tariff as its foreign ministry weighs the implications
Uruguay was placed in the highest band of the new US tariff scheme, with an additional 12.5% levy on its exports to the United States, for not having an explicit ban on the import of goods produced with forced labor. The measur...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:08:00 GMT
Conmebol presses FIFA for a 64-team 2030 World Cup and more matches in South America
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has stepped up its pressure on FIFA for the 2030 World Cup to be played with 64 teams, which would allow Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay to host more matches than currently ...

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
Uruguay postpones second aid flight to Venezuela over changed entry conditions
Uruguay has postponed the second shipment of humanitarian aid to Venezuela, scheduled for Tuesday, after a change in the conditions set by Venezuelan authorities for the entry of cargo, Defense Minister Sandra Lazo said. The Ai...

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT
Argentine buyers slow their push into Uruguay's property market
The flow of Argentine investors into Uruguay's property market, which intensified after the pandemic and during the years of greatest economic uncertainty in Argentina, is showing signs of easing. Sector operators attribute the...

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:22:00 GMT
Uruguay reels from rare quintuple homicide as five relatives shot dead in Montevideo
Five members of the same family, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed on Friday in a shooting in the El Monarca neighborhood, on the northeastern outskirts of Montevideo, in an attack that authorities link to violence betw...

home