Uruguay
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:53:00 GMTDBRS ups Uruguay's credit rating
Canadian rating agency DBRS Morningstar upgraded Uruguay's foreign currency sovereign debt score from BBB Low to BBB as a result of Montevideo's “substantial improvement” in the country's fiscal outlook, it was reported Tue...
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 20:50:00 GMTUruguay confident in EU-sponsored sustainable energy matrix program
Uruguay's Industry Minister Omar Paganini highlighted the AL-Invest Verde program for its ambitiousness regarding sustainable development which will position the South American country as a regional innovation hub.
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:37:00 GMTUruguay: ex-presidential custody chief used to offer State spying system; opposition warned of “bribes”
Alejandro Astesiano, the former custodian of President Luis Lacalle Pou, offered the use of El Guardián, the telephone tapping system of the Interior Ministry, which can only be accessed with judicial authorization. The prosec...
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:13:00 GMTUruguayan Defense Minister reviews troops in Middle East
Uruguay's Defense Minister Javier García reviewed the South American country's peacekeeping mission in Sinai 40 years after its deployment.
Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:26:00 GMTLacalle Pou to seek Uruguay's joining TPP
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced his country would apply to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, in a move to have access to more competitive tariffs, which has caused a stir with Mercosur and could jeopardize othe...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 09:15:00 GMTSlight unemployment drop reported in Uruguay
Uruguay's unemployment rate was reported Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE) to have stood at 7.8% in the month of October, a slight decrease from September's 8.3%.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 08:56:00 GMTPunta del Este ready for upcoming summer season
Punta del Este Mayor Enrique Antía Friday confirmed the "bridge two" in La Barra had been reopened after intensive work for the exclusive Uruguayan beach resort to be ready for the upcoming summer season.
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:51:00 GMTShares of Uruguayan unicorn plummet after rumors of fraud
Shares of the first and only Uruguayan unicorn dLocal, a company that debuted on Wall Street in June 2021 fell up to 43% this from $21 to $10 a piece Wednesday after rumors of fraud went public.
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:09:00 GMTHigh demand makes Iberia increase Madrid-Montevideo frequency sooner than planned
Spanish airline Iberia announced this week that it will be increasing its services from Madrid to Montevideo effective Jan. 1, 2023, due to the high ticket demand that had led company directors to speed up a plan that was origi...
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:30:00 GMTModerna says updated vaccine available to Uruguay has stronger antibody response
The Moderna laboratories Tuesday reported that their two bivalent Omicron-targeting new messenger RNA (mRNA) technology booster vaccines (mRNA-1273.214 and mRNA-1273.222) have a superior antibody response compared to a booster ...