Uruguay ranks first in broadband download speed in Latin America

2014-07-07T13:21:02-03:00julio 7, 2014|Categorías: Main|

After being the leader in Latin America, Uruguay exceeds the average download speed in residential Internet access services with regard to the United States. Our country currently has an average speed of 20.11 Megabits per second measured by Net Index, whereas the United States has 19.87 Megabits per second. According to the fourth edition of [...]

Study confirms that Uruguay has one of the world’s lowest illiteracy rates

2017-02-20T03:01:54-03:00julio 7, 2014|Categorías: Main|

Measurements made last year in Uruguay indicate that only 1.6% of persons over 15 years of age were illiterate, according to the «Population’s educational achievement and level» report released last Wednesday by the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC). The good participation of youth from the most disadvantaged social sector in the education system also [...]

Montevideo and Punta del Este have become established as a destination for cruise ship passengers who value cordiality and beaches

2017-02-20T03:01:55-03:00julio 1, 2014|Categorías: Main|

In the 2013-2014 cruise ship season 237 cruise ships arrived to Montevideo and Punta del Este, 6.3% more than in the previous period. 409,367 people (passengers and crew) disembarked in both cities. These tourists spent over US$ 19 million, representing an amount of US$ 47 per capita. In terms of origin, 45.5% of cruise ship [...]

Carrasco airport will be the first airport terminal in the world to operate on its own supply of renewable energy

2014-07-01T16:27:21-03:00julio 1, 2014|Categorías: Main|

The Carrasco International Airport licensee «Puerta del Sur» will begin the construction of a photovoltaic park during the second half of 2014, turning it into the first airport terminal which generates enough clean energy to cover its requirements. The National Director of Energy, Ramón Méndez, claimed that “Carrasco will be the first airport in the [...]

Uruguay achieves the best credit rating in its history with a stable outlook

2017-02-20T03:02:02-03:00junio 4, 2014|Categorías: Main|

The credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service upgraded Uruguay's sovereign bond rating to "BAA2" with a stable outlook, with which our country achieved the highest credit rating in its history. Uruguay's sovereign credit profile was shifted upwards on the scale of the Moody's Investors Services credit rating agency to "BAA2" assigning a stable outlook. The [...]

Uruguay is the country «with the best Netflix» of Latin America

2014-04-16T13:01:43-03:00abril 16, 2014|Categorías: Main|

It is better positioned in speed streaming than the U.S. and ranks eighth in the world Uruguay is the best country in Latin America in speed streaming Netflix, according to a study by the video platform for watching movies and series online. The country has a speed of 2.27 Mbps (megabits per second), and ranks [...]

In Uruguay the Animal Protection Act sets forth 5 basic freedoms that must be respected.

2017-02-20T03:02:12-03:00abril 11, 2014|Categorías: Main|

As a responsible pet owner you must assure five basic freedoms recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE: “freedom from hunger and thirst", “freedom from discomfort", "disease prevention", “healthcare and veterinary treatment for animal welfare” and "it must be registered with the Honorary Animal Welfare Committee". The Executive Branch passed the Animal life and [...]

Most Uruguayans are home owners

2014-04-11T16:36:59-03:00abril 11, 2014|Categorías: Main|

According to the Household survey, 18% are tenants, 21% occupants and 60% home owners. There are also more homes with Cable TV than with telephone. The National Statistics Institute (INE, for its Spanish acronym) released the latest data of the Household Survey and it shows that in terms of housing, 60% own their own home. Tenants account [...]

Uruguay among the 30 leading locations for offshore services

2014-04-01T09:56:50-03:00abril 1, 2014|Categorías: Main|

Uruguay is now among the thirty leading locations for offshore services, according to Gartner’s 2014 analysis of offshore destinations. Thus, the country repeated the good performance achieved in 2013. Uruguay is one of the eight countries in Latin America which is included in the report and one of the five distinguished countries in South America, [...]

Uruguayan Meat in Hamburg

2014-03-24T11:13:00-03:00marzo 24, 2014|Categorías: Main|

During this week, several promotional activities are being carried out in the framework of the Internoga Gastronomy Trade Show, ending on March 19, in Hamburg, Germany. INAC joins the German chain, BLOCK FOODS, in its activities, which will introduce a menu for all visitors to taste, cooked with Uruguayan meats: Carpaccio, bull soup, boneless rib-eye [...]

The popular Huffington Post recommends to learn of president Mujica

2017-02-20T03:02:18-03:00marzo 24, 2014|Categorías: Main|

The US portal, one of the most widely read in the world, issued a note on what it believes are the ten best inspiring quotes of the "Uruguay's Weed-Legalizing President." Last Saturday, the US news portal Huffington Post, one of the most widely read in the world, issued a note on President José Mujica under the title [...]

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