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

Uruguay's Central Bank aims at launching rapid mobile payments by 2025, allowing 24/7 real-time transactions with a $20.000 limit; designed for individuals and businesses, this system promotes competition, efficiency, and risk management

Uruguay secured an unprecedented US$350 million ecological loan from the World Bank, offering reduced interest rates contingent on achieving specific environmental goals, particularly a verifiable reduction in methane emissions

Following several leaked recordings, Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo has resigned amid allegations of concealing information related to the issuance of an Uruguayan passport to alleged drug trafficker Sebastián Marset

2.769.734 foreign tourists were welcomed in Uruguay between January and September, surpassing the total number for 2022, with a record-breaking 792.734 visitors in the third quarter