Uruguay announces tax exemptions for small businesses and subsidies due to pandemic
The Uruguayan Government announced on Tuesday a series of economic and social measures, including tax exemptions or economic benefits, to...
April 21, 2021Section
Uruguay News in English
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Five common keys for Latin America arriving at the Ibero-American summit in Andorra
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Each Latin American country attends the XXVII Ibero-American Summit in Andorra this Wednesday with its...
April 20, 2021
Uruguay registers record Covid-19 deaths in a day; Lacalle Pou extends restrictions until April 30
Uruguay broke the record of coronavirus deaths on Thursday with 79 fatalities registered, while the total number of deaths reached...
April 16, 2021
Uruguay will use AstraZeneca vaccine from Covax platform to shield its border with Brazil
Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health (MSP) announced on Thursday that it will send part of the 48,000 doses it received...
April 16, 2021
Moody’s upgrades banking outlook for Paraguay, Panama and Argentina
The rating agency Moody's has improved the outlook of the banking system of Paraguay, Panama and Argentina, by changing its...
April 15, 2021
One-meter-deeper dredging widens the distance between Uruguay and Argentina on port projects
After the Uruguayan government's announcement to dredge the access channel to the Port of Montevideo to 14 meters, Argentina reacted...
April 13, 2021
Uruguay: More than 1 million vaccinated against Covid-19, 29% have received first dose
The South American country inoculated 812,374 people with the first dose and 192,788. Also, vaccination of people between 70 and...
April 10, 2021
Uruguay maps out a route to pioneer “green” hydrogen
Green hydrogen, a technology that is still under development, is "an important bet" for a country like Uruguay, which has...
April 8, 2021
Uruguay records more Covid-19 deaths in 6 days of April than in all of 2020
After a steady increase in the number of fatalities, for the first time on April 1, Uruguay recorded more than...
April 7, 2021