Nearly 200 people gathered to listen to Uruguay's Vice President at the Shanghai Expo.

Public-private delegation participated in the World BPO/ITO Forum 2010, New Jersey, USA, an event focused on outsourcing and offshoring, to help position Uruguay in this sector.

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Uruguay's long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'BB' from 'BB-' and the long-term local currency IDR to 'BB+' from 'BB'. The Outlook on both ratings remains Positive.

Uruguay overall champion of tourism in Latin America, according to the Latin Tourism Index.

The opening of the envelopes for the allocation of 150MW of wind energy by UTE gathered 15 companies with 22 proposals to be developed in eight provinces of the country. The bids totaled 945MW, more than sixfold the amount of the tender by UTE, the state electricity company. To gauge the importance of the response of private investors, we note that 945MW would represent more than 40% of the existing installed capacity of the country. Read more (in Spanish)

Panama and Uruguay replace Chile in technology and Internet penetration.

New procedure to register companies, which allows having a new company in 24 hours.

The seminar "Opportunities in the Globalization of Services: A Strategy for the Exporters of Services in Uruguay" took place on April 15th with the presence of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Fernando Lorenzo, the representative of the IADB in Uruguay, Tracy Betts, and the Executive Director of Uruguay XXI, Roberto Villamil.

During Easter week, a Uruguayan delegation representing the public and private sectors conducted several promotional activities in Delhi and Mumbai, aimed at strengthening Uruguay's image with India's private sector and boost the commercial and investment relationships between both countries.

On December 17th Uruguay XXI's Board of Directors meeting took place, with the presence of its president, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Pedro Humberto Vaz Ramela.

Uruguay XXI was in Dallas and Atlanta to promote foreign investment in Uruguay. Uruguay was presented as a platform for the establishment of global services in a series of events and meetings with public and private sector representatives in both cities.

The MERCOSUR-EUROPEAN UNION Business Forum, which seeks to foster negotiations for a free trade agreement between both regions, released an official declaration with recommendations to reach a successful agreement.

Uruguay XXI was an active participant in the mission carried out by the Ministry of Tourism for the promotion of investments in Uruguay, which took place in the first half of September 2009 in Miami and New York...