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Uruguay / Economy
Industrial production growth came in below our estimated 5.0% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2009, notwithstanding the surge in the month-on-month reading in December. Measuring 2.6% y-o-y in December, industrial output in Uruguay came in below the 3.7% y-o-y rate registered in November. To us this signals a slight petering out of the bounce in industrial output towards the latter stages...
2010-03-08Uruguay / Economy
The new Uruguayan parliament, which assumed power on February 15, will be led by women in both the houses. Senator Luica Topolansky, President José Mujica's wife, took the oath of...
2010-03-08Uruguay / Political Risk
We maintain our view that President José Mujca's government will be slightly more socially orientated than his predecessor, while not necessarily opposed to broad policy continuity...
2010-03-08Country Risk Rating
Uruguay
The new Uruguayan parliament, which assumed power on February 15, will be led by women in both the houses. Senator Luica Topolansky, President José Mujica's wife, took the oath of...
2010-03-08Paraguay
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has ordered all ornamental lights in the presidential palace to be switched off and called for state agencies to save energy in an effort to conserve...
2010-03-05Chile
President-elect Sebastián Piñera has invited members of the outgoing Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia (CPD) coalition to join his centre-right government when it takes...
2010-02-05Uruguay
With José Mujica's inauguration only weeks away, the president-elect has started to adopt a firmly leftist approach to his future cabinet. This contrasts starkly with his commitment...
2010-02-05Uruguay
Industrial production growth came in below our estimated 5.0% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2009, notwithstanding the surge in the month-on-month reading in December. Measuring 2.6% y-o-y...
2010-03-08Uruguay
Consumer price inflation in Uruguay rose to 6.1% y-o-y in January this year, up slightly from an end-2009 reading of 5.9%. On a month-on-month basis this marked a considerable uptick,...
2010-02-05Uruguay
Uruguay's economy expanded at a rate of 4.1% q-o-q in Q309, marking a considerable recovery in economic output from the 11.1% q-o-q contraction seen in the first quarter of 2009....
2010-01-11Chile
The Chilean economy remains firmly in deflationary territory, reinforcing our belief that interest rates will remain at their current record low of 0.50% until at least H210. While...
2009-12-07Uruguay
We maintain our view that President José Mujca's government will be slightly more socially orientated than his predecessor, while not necessarily opposed to broad policy continuity...
2010-03-08Chile
Sebastián Piñera has won Chile's presidential race and will be replacing incumbent president, Michelle Bachelet, in March. With the political taboo of centre-right rule in Chilean...
2010-01-18Uruguay
José Mujica's election victory signals a smooth transition of government, and should augur well for reform momentum in light of an overwhelming parliamentary majority for the ruling...
2009-11-30Uruguay
While Frente Amplio candidate José Mujica has failed to secure a first-round victory in the general election held on October 25, we still expect him to succeed incumbent President...
2009-11-03
