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New joint venture may boost Uruguay oil exploration
Continued interest in offshore oil prospects could represent a boon for Uruguay's energy security and trade balance
UruguayCoalition puts Vazquez on the back foot in Uruguay
Despite still-high approval ratings, Vazquez faces greater challenges than in his earlier term of office
UruguayBrazil, fiscal problems will mute growth in Uruguay
The burgeoning fiscal deficit will make it more difficult for the president to cede to calls for stimulus measures
UruguayVenezuela/Colombia border problems expand
Uruguayan mediation may help to ease tensions, but a solution to the security situation is not yet apparent
ColombiaStrong support for Uruguay policy may be short-lived
The president will come under pressure from his own coalition that will undermine broader consensus
UruguayStrike will raise pressure to bolster Uruguay budget
Efforts at fiscal austerity will be met by resistance from the left of the president's coalition and the trade unions
UruguayUruguay infrastructure plans to boost jobs, growth
Vazquez will come under increasing pressure from his coalition to boost spending, despite the fiscal deficit
UruguayVazquez coalition will battle austere Uruguay budget
Efforts to curb the rising deficit will fall foul of leftist sectors of the president's coalition
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