Following decades of negotiations and a high-stakes "now or never" deadline set for this week, the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) bloc has officially adopted a stance of cautious optimism after the European Union (EU) failed...

The Board of Directors of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) has authorized a landmark US$980 million credit operation for Uruguay. This approval represents one of the largest single financial commitm...

Uruguay's state-owned electricity company UTE (technically the Administración Nacional de Usinas y Transmisiones Eléctricas) announced this week that importing gas from neighboring Argentina has resulted in savings of around ...

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and several members of his cabinet received the measles vaccine at the Executive Tower on Friday, underscoring the government's push for immunization following a regional health alert and a sma...

Heavy rainfall triggered by an extratropical cyclone battering Southern Brazil caused widespread flooding on Tuesday, turning streets into rivers and hillsides into waterfalls across Florianópolis, São José, Palhoça, and Bi...

Uruguay's state-owned electric company, UTE, has formalized an agreement with Gasoducto Cruz del Sur to supply natural gas from Argentina, thereby significantly reducing generation costs.

Uruguay's Health Ministry (MSP) launched this weekend a measles vaccination campaign after several detections were confirmed within a family that had arrived from Bolivia.


New Zealand forestry giant Claymark has received official approval for a major investment in Uruguay, committing over US$100 million to establish large-scale operations in the South American nation.

The World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation (IFC), has announced its first global investment in green hydrogen, providing a U$20 million loan to the Kahirós project in Uruguay.

Uruguay's National Port Administration (ANP) has authorized the installation of a commemorative plaque honoring the late Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh in the main hall of Montevideo's fluviomaritime passenger terminal.