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Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:33:00 GMT
Uruguayans see security as top national concern, cost of living as main personal problem
Uruguayans continue to identify security and crime as the country’s main problem, but when the question shifts to everyday life, the dominant concern becomes the cost of living, according to a new survey by University of the ...

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:53:00 GMT
Falklands, Uruguayan scientists join UK project to study biodiversity on the Islands’ sandy beaches
A team of researchers from the Marine Sciences Laboratory at the Faculty of Sciences of the Uruguayan national university (Universidad de la República) is working in the Falkland Islands on the UK sponsored project “Biodiver...

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:56:00 GMT
Women’s Day rallies in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay focused on femicide, austerity and public funding
International Women’s Day rallies in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay this weekend produced a shared Southern Cone agenda: opposition to gender-based violence, demands for sustained public policies and warnings about the impact ...

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:44:00 GMT
Formula 1-standard circuit proposed for Uruguay’s Punta del Este
Local authorities in Uruguay’s Maldonado department are reviewing a proposal by Brazil’s Stehling Racing Team to develop a racetrack built to Formula 1 standards in the Punta del Este–Laguna del Sauce corridor, a plan sti...

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:27:00 GMT
Uruguay cuts policy rate to 5.75% after external shock, with inflation still below target
Uruguay’s Central Bank cut its benchmark policy rate by 75 basis points to 5.75%, from 6.5%, in a unanimous decision and the seventh consecutive reduction, as it weighed the market impact of the renewed Middle East conflict a...

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