Uruguay: Ex-dictator’s son says quit Mercosur
Comments OffMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — A former dictator’s son who’s running for president suggested Thursday that Uruguay should give up on the Mercosur trade bloc and follow the Chilean model of establishing bilateral trade deals with as many countries as it can. Pedro Bordaberry, leading the Colorado Party into October’s elections, said Mercosur — which counts Argentina, [...]
Schoolgirls Access Computers but Can’t Shake Gender Stereotypes
Comments OffThe girls who attend the school of Villa García, a township on the outskirts of the Uruguayan capital, are still playing dolls and dress up – only now they do it on their laptop computers. After they finish grade school, many of these girls will quickly leave their childhood behind, having their first baby when [...]
Another record wheat year is forecasted for Uruguay
Comments OffUruguay could be heading for another record of farmland dedicated to wheat and although it is too early to have the exact data, estimates are above 500.000 hectares. Good climate and lower input costs, mainly from fertilizers, could be anticipating a record harvest next December overtaking the 480.000 hectares and 1.2 million tons of the [...]
Uruguay received offers for offshore exploration and production
Comments OffDespite all the international difficulties for investments in new areas for oil exploration, the oil giant PETROBRAS, YPF and GALP formed a consortium to present E&P bids for two of the most promising blocks of the Uruguayan offshore. This historical step for the offshore oil exploration in Uruguay raises the hope to get energy independence [...]
Lugar Urges Trade Benefits for Uruguay in Bid to Nudge Brazil
Comments OffSenator Richard Lugar, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, is urging the U.S. to extend trade benefits to Uruguay, a move he says would increase pressure on Brazil to deepen commercial ties. In a report to be distributed next week, Lugar says Uruguay and neighboring Paraguay, the junior members of the Mercosur trade [...]
