Uruguay
URUGUAY: Confidence questions could curb investment
The budget deficit reached a six-year high of 2.1% of GDP in 2009, it was reported yesterday.
UruguayURUGUAY: 2009 exports fall below expectations
Exports fell by 8.7% year-on-year in 2009 to reach 5.6 billion dollars, the government reported...
UruguayURUGUAY: Rate reduction may boost growth prospects
The Central Bank yesterday cut its benchmark lending rate from 8.0% to 6.25%, marking the third...
UruguayMERCOSUR/HONDURAS: Regional splits over election rise
Meeting in Montevideo, the Mercosur summit yesterday issued a statement condemning the July coup...
MercosurURUGUAY: Mujica promises more continuity than change
Senator Jose Mujica won the second round of the presidential elections on November 29. Mujica,...
UruguayURUGUAY/ARGENTINA: Botnia talks to bring quid pro quo
Uruguayan President-elect Jose Mujica may back former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner's bid...
UruguayURUGUAY: Mujica promises continuity after runoff win
Senator Jose Mujica, candidate of the governing centre-left Frente Amplio coalition, won...
UruguayLATIN AMERICA: Focus turns to eco-friendly ports
Ports in the region are some of the largest in the developing world and the steps mark a growing...
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