The recovery of the agricultural sector after prolonged drought, increased hydroelectric generation and growth in trade and cellulose industries has driven Uruguay economic growth in the past year, recording a +3,1% in 2024

Mandatory sheltering has been enforced for homeless people after a polar front caused extreme cold and at least seven deaths, prompting authorities to urgently expand shelter availability across Uruguay

Amid rising casualties and complaints of neglect, Uruguay has demanded the UN urgently rotate its 550 peacekeepers in Congo, warning it will retrieve them independently if the organization fails to act

A historic agreement was signed with China to export rapeseed and soybean meal, boosting agricultural trade and cooperation through pilot shipments, joint research, and plans to expand into other agro-industrial sectors

Uruguay has expressed plans to extend its Central Railway to the Paraguayan border, with President Orsi confirming President Peña's interest in a trilateral logistics integration that could include Argentina