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... 2010-03-08

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... 2010-03-08

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,... 2010-02-05

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... 2010-02-05

A recent opinion poll survey conducted by EquiposMORI in late November, and published in December, shows that over 50% of those polled would like to see outgoing president, Tabaré... 2010-01-11

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.... 2010-01-11

Headline consumer price inflation in Uruguay stayed mostly flat in October at -0.01% m-o-m, with the y-o-y inflation rate falling to 6.5%, from 6.9% in September. With November and... 2009-12-01