Brazil’s BTG Pactual Starts Banking in Uruguay After HSBC Buyout
BTG Pactual Uruguay begins operations on July 13 after finalizing its $211 million HSBC acquisition, marking its entry into the...
July 14, 2026Section
Uruguay News in English
Uruguay news in English from The Rio Times — Montevideo politics, economy, agriculture and culture.
A Port Strike and a Tight Budget Squeeze Uruguay’s President
Montevideo port workers demand 25 monthly shifts or $1,200 bonuses, costing Uruguay 22 disruption days in 2026 as ships skip...
July 12, 2026 Uruguay’s 12% Tax Goes Deeper: The Look-Through Rule and the US-Expat Trap
Uruguay's 12% tax now looks through offshore firms to owners above 5%. Uruguay tax look-through hits US expats hardest, with...
July 11, 2026
Argentina’s State Oil Company Vows to Drill Off Uruguay. It Has Not Been Cleared To
YPF plans OFF-5 drilling off Uruguay by 2028, but the Eni block transfer awaits approval and lawsuits loom. Inside the...
July 10, 2026 Uruguay Lets Foreign Remote Workers Skip Social Security. Locals Skip It Anyway
Uruguay remote workers social security drew a July 2 Senate hearing: CUTI says locals paid abroad skip invoices and contributions,...
July 10, 2026
Uruguay’s EV Tax Exempts Cheap Chinese Cars and Hits Tesla
The Uruguay EV tax starts January 2027: cars under $19,000 pay nothing, covering most Chinese models, while Teslas near $60,000...
July 9, 2026
Uruguay Lands the World Bank Arm’s First-Ever Green Hydrogen Bet
The IFC picked Uruguay for its first-ever Uruguay green hydrogen investment: a $20M loan for a pilot running six fuel-cell...
July 7, 2026 Chile’s Kast Courts Uruguay’s Orsi on Pacific Trade
On his first Kast Uruguay visit to Montevideo, Chile's José Antonio Kast pressed Orsi to join a Pacific trade corridor...
July 6, 2026
Uruguay Mamba Vehicles Run Into a US-Imposed Peacekeeping Limit
Uruguay's 14 donated Mamba vehicles, worth $13.9M, are limited to UN peacekeeping. Domestic use risks breaching the US deal and...
July 5, 2026