The article on the country's economic reality states that: "As José Mujica’s five-year presidential term comes to a close, Uruguay has become a bastion of pragmatic economic policies that favor business and foreign investment". "Not what you would have imagined from a former guerrilla fighter with socialist leanings". This is the beginning of an article [...]
Uruguay's National Ballet Sodre has been nominated for the best dancing performance award of the Teatro Rojas in Toledo, Spain. In 2015 this cultural institution is celebrating its eightieth anniversary. The nomination is for the interpretation on "El Mesías" (The Messiah) performed 9 November 2014 at the El Greco Auditorium, the last performance of a [...]
Just as at one point Uruguayan citrus reached United States, now it is time for boneless ovine meat, “it will be a very good letter of introduction in order to enter bone-in mutton products to Mexico and the European Union” admitted Gastón Scayola, Vice-President of San Jacinto Meat Packing House, in charge of shipments. [...]
The USA confirmed this Wednesday that its market is now open for Uruguayan citrus fruits. This will allow Uruguay to bring in new export earnings of around USD 20 million per year, bringing benefits to the 15,000 people employed in the sector and creating new jobs related indirectly to fruit production. Once the two countries [...]
The creators of an application to pay bills using a cell phone, Marcelo Lanfranconi and Leonardo Vernazza, have won the New Banking category in the Open Talent awards. They were the only Uruguayan team to reach the finals. Since Uruguay’s defeat of host nation Brazil at the 1950 World Cup, the country has earned a [...]
