Uruguayan peso continues its rise against the dollar, which falls to a three-year low
On June 16, 2023, the Uruguayan peso closed at US$38.01 per dollar, marking a three-year low. Today it stands at...
June 21, 2023Topic
Uruguay News
Unveiled documents reignite discussions on Uruguay’s dictatorship era
An anonymous release of over 1,600 files relating to the military dictatorship in Uruguay (1973-1985) has reignited suspicions that the...
June 21, 2023
Uruguayan government announces water emergency in Montevideo
Uruguay's President, Luis Lacalle Pou, declared a "water emergency" today for Montevideo and the metropolitan area in response to the...
June 20, 2023
Uruguay reports 1.2% economic growth in Q1 2023
The Uruguayan economy recorded a 1.2% growth in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022,...
June 16, 2023
Bone remains found in possible clandestine military cemetery in Uruguay
Human skeletal remains were found in Uruguay in a military property where bodies of opponents of the dictatorship (1973-1985) are...
June 7, 2023
Uruguayan senator accused of sexual exploitation of minors asks for his own removal from office
Gustavo Penadés, senator of the Republic of Uruguay, asked today for a vote on his removal to put himself "at...
June 1, 2023
New outbreak of avian flu confirmed in Uruguay
The Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) of Uruguay confirmed today the fourteenth avian flu outbreak by reporting
May 27, 2023
Uruguay maintains interest rate at 11.25%
The Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) resolved yesterday to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate (TPM) at 11.25 percent after the...
May 17, 2023
Uruguay interested in Norway’s Nordkapp vessels as alternative to OPVs
Uruguay has expressed, in government-to-government negotiations, its interest in acquiring the Nordkapp class vessels
November 10, 2022