Uruguay

BMI View: Uruguayan exports hit record levels in the first four months of 2007 at US$1.34bn, up 14.7% y-o-y, according to local media sources. In light of this strong growth, we... 2007-05-08

Diplomatic tensions between Argentina and Uruguay continue over the construction of pulp mills on the river border separating the two countries. Argentine protestors blockaded bridges... 2007-04-16

BMI View: GDP growth reached an impressive 7% in 2006, above market and government expectations. The outturn provides the economy with considerable momentum going forward, and... 2007-03-28

BMI View: March has been a month of good news for Uruguay, reflected by positive movements in both the foreign exchange and local debt markets. Our economic outlook remains favourable,... 2007-03-22

Uruguay's budding relations with the US - reflected by the imminent arrival of George W Bush - seem to have helped the small country's cause in trade negotiations with its larger... 2007-03-08

BMI View: A visit by US President George W Bush to Uruguay has sparked considerable debate in the domestic and regional political environment. While we do not see long-lasting... 2007-02-21

The government announced that US President George W. Bush will visit Uruguay in March as part of a Latin American tour. The scheduled stop in Montevideo has raised the hackles of... 2007-02-12

BMI View: Now that final data for 2006 has begun to emerge, it is becoming easier to gauge the trajectory of the Uruguayan economy. The trade deficit came in US$160mn narrower than... 2007-02-12

BMI View: The World Court's dismissal of Uruguay's request to remove Argentine protestors blocking certain border roads throws the dispute back to a bilateral level for the time... 2007-01-24

Ratings agency Moody's announced on December 21 that it raised Uruguay's local and foreign currency ratings to B1 from B3, placing the country four notches below investment grade.... 2007-01-16