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Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:49:00 GMTArgentina ups restrictions on travellers from abroad
The Government of Argentina has decided to up its restriction on inbound travelers as of Saturday, in a move to prevent further cases of the SARS-Cov-2 Delta variant from entering the country.
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:22:00 GMTUruguay's blooming economy shows covid-induced setback
Uruguay's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 2.8% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of 2020, according to a Central Bank (BCU) report released Wednesday.
Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:53:00 GMTUruguay makes donation of 12,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Paraguay
Uruguayan health authorities Friday made a donation to Paraguay of 12,000 doses of the AstraZeneca anticovid-19 vaccine, some of which are due to expire June 28 and the rest by the end of August, it was announced.
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:40:00 GMTMay's inflation in Argentina was 3.3%: What will happen after the elections?
Argentina's inflation in May was 3.3% for a year-on-year accumulation of 48.8%, the highest mark since March 2020, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC)
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:55:00 GMTArgentina still resists drive to make Mercosur more flexible
A top official from the Argentine Government spoke yet again against a bid from Brazil and Uruguay to make Mercosur more flexible and allow members to broker one-on-one deals with other countries or blocs.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:35:00 GMTLacalle announces free trade zone coming up in Uruguayan department of Maldonado
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Thursday in La Capuera that plans were underway to create a free trade zone in the department of Maldonado.
Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:20:00 GMTMaersk encouraged by the boom in global trade and container business
The growth of China’s exports to the United States is expected to boost global trade in 2021, according to Moller-Maersk. The logistics company predicts that global container trade is expected to increase between 5% and 7% in...
Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:05:00 GMTCardoso and Lula da Silva support Argentina in the Mercosur tariff reduction controversy
Former Brazilian presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Lula da Silva signed a statement in which they support Argentina's position in the Mercosur controversy regarding a flat unilateral tariff reduction as sponsored by pres...
Sat, 05 Jun 2021 09:47:00 GMTUruguayan ministers travel to Paraguay to discuss flexibilization of Mercosur
Uruguay's Economy Minister Azucena Arbeleche and Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo travelled to Paraguay Friday to discuss with the local administration of President Mario Abdo Benítez new steps towards flexibilities Mercosu...
Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:55:00 GMTLacalle Pou wants Uruguay to compete in an unprotected foreign trade scenario
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said Thursday during the virtual Export Day celebrations that “we like to play on a large court, and not on a small, protected one.”