America Uruguay According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the state is currently the South American leader in food security
America Uruguay The national Chamber of Deputies has just approved a new bill legalising euthanasia across the country, giving the possibility of it being fully legalised by October of this year
America Uruguay In order to incentivise tourism, the government has suspended all VAT taxes for foreigners visiting the country, and has established an obligatory 30% discount regarding all gas expenses
America Uruguay The proposed academic reform has sparked a series of protests in Montevideo, with teachers and students demanding lower budget cuts for higher salaries and a more modern curriculum
America Uruguay The Uruguayan Human Rights Institution has begun a series of excavations in several territories to find the people that went missing during the country’s dictatorial period
America Uruguay This year, the country has had the highest rate increase in the world of locals remotely hired in international companies
America Uruguay According to official government reports, labor demand has grown by approximately 65% in the past year, with technological, commercial, and financial industries now suffering a labor shortage
America Uruguay The government has imported millions of frozen flies, to then revive them, and release them in the wild with the aim of killing a cattle parasite that is causing losses equivalent to US$40 million a year
America Uruguay The government has imported millions of frozen flies, to then revive them, and release them in the wild with the aim of killing a cattle parasite that is causing losses equivalent to US$40 million a year
America Uruguay During the past two years, public workers have lost approximately 6% of their real wage due to inflation, causing them to temporarily block major public institutions and demand the state a wage raise
America Uruguay The privatisation of internet has been officially approved, thus allowing for the first time non-state firms to operate in the market for internet provision
America Uruguay The IMF has officially urged the Central Bank of Uruguay to accelerate the contractionary phase of its monetary policy to bring inflation within the target range of 3%-7%
America Uruguay Uruguay has officially become one of the 5 countries in the world to ratify the International Code for the Protection of Tourists (ICPT), which ensures the protection of tourists in emergency situations and consumer rights of tourists