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Uruguay Construction Industry Report 2025 Output To Register An AAGR Of 3.6% During 2026-2029, Supported By Investments In Hydrogen, Transport And Water Infrastructure Projects
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Uruguay's construction industry rebounds, projected to grow 3.7% in 2025 after a 0.8% dip in 2024, bolstered by robust regulations and investments in water, transport, and solar energy. The sector is set for 3.6%...
Seven countries lift Brazil bird flu trade bans
The Poultry Site
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Brazil regains market access after declaring commercial flocks virus-free Brazil's Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday that another seven countries have removed trade restrictions related to the bird flu outbreak in May, reported Reuters. The...
Cirsa rules out immediate entry into Brazil despite market growth
Gambling Insider
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Operator says country remains off the table for now due to structural and licensing concerns. By Gambling Insider Key points: - Cirsa excludes Brazil from its near-term plans - The company sees greater potential in markets like Panama, Colombia...
Mercosur and EFTA finalize free trade agreement
Fresh Plaza
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July 4, 2025
Mercosur, South America's leading trade bloc, and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) have finalized a trade agreement. EFTA includes Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland, while Mercosur consists of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay,...
MERCOSUR-EFTA pact to unlock 97% export market access
Fibre 2 Fashion
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The Signatory State Parties of MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) have announced the conclusion of the negotiations of a Free...
Relief operation of DRC Uruguayan blue helmets underway
MercoPress
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Friday, July 4th 2025 - 09:45 UTC Some 200 troops are arriving at Carrasco on a chartered Ethiopian Airlines flight from Rwanda (Pic Ejercito de Uruguay) Uruguay is carrying out on Friday a troop relief operation for its United Nations...
Orsi invited Milei over to Montevideo
MercoPress
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Friday, July 4th 2025 - 09:34 UTC “It is not a good thing for us to meddle in the affairs of other countries,” Orsi insisted Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi extended a formal invitation to his Argentine colleague, Javier Milei, to visit...
Brazil Pushes Mercosur–Panama Trade Talks as Bloc Seeks New Markets
The Rio Times
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July 4, 2025
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva confirmed that Brazil will support starting free trade talks between Mercosur and Panama. He made this announcement during a meeting with Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino at the Mercosur summit in...
Caught between China and US, South American bloc rethinks its trade game as internal rifts deepen
Malay Mail
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July 4, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, July 4 — South America’s Mercosur bloc sought yesterday to expand its markets in the face of US President Donald Trump’s global trade war, with Brazil calling for closer ties with dynamic Asian economies. “It’s time for Mercosur to...
Uruguay: Fishing workers confront police
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 3, 2025
Several arrests, injuries to police and protesters, and a police helicopter flying over Plaza Independencia were part of the saga of the protests by the Single Union of Sea Workers and Related Workers. The group maintains its work stoppage in...
Brazil’s Lula da Silva promises to fortify Mercosur’s trade with foreign associates
Buenos Aires Herald
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July 3, 2025
Updated at 3:09 p.m. Brazilian President Lula da Silva promised to work toward “fortifying inter-bloc trade with foreign associates” in the next semester as pro tempore Mercosur president after receiving the post from his Argentine counterpart...
Lula Urges MERCOSUR to Adopt Local Currencies for International Trade Payments
teleSUR
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Brazilian President Lula da Silva (L) and Argentine President Javier Milei (R), July 3, 2025. X/ @atanimaciones July 3, 2025 Hour: 11:18 am On Thursday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva called on member countries of the Southern Common Market...
South American bloc looks to Asia, Europe in face of Trump trade war
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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South America's Mercosur bloc sought Thursday to expand its markets in the face of US President Donald Trump's global trade war, with Brazil calling for closer ties with dynamic Asian economies. "It's time for Mercosur to look toward Asia,"...
Milei urges Mercosur to pursue greater trade openness at summit
Buenos Aires Times
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July 3, 2025
President Javier Milei on Thursday urged his Mercosur partners to push for greater trade openness within the bloc as he opened a major summit of the South American bloc in Buenos Aires. Speaking at the opening of the event, the La Libertad Avanza...
Mercosur and Bloc with Switzerland and Norway Strike Free Trade Deal, and Chocolate Could Get Cheaper
Folha de Sao Paulo
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July 3, 2025
Mercosur and EFTA (European Free Trade Association) signed a free trade agreement this Wednesday (2nd) in Buenos Aires. The deal covers a market of 290 million consumers and a GDP of about USD 4.39 trillion, and is the result of eight years of...
EU’s neighbours strike Mercosur trade deal as Brussels awaits
EurActiv
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July 3, 2025
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has clinched a trade agreement with Mercosur, welcoming South American agricultural products, which remain the main stumbling block for EU ratification. After a decade of negotiations, EFTA (Iceland,...
Mercosur-EFTA deal: South America, Europe forge new economic corridor with free trade pact
Firstpost
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July 3, 2025
South America’s largest trading bloc, Mercosur has signed a trade deal with the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) after 10 years of negotiation amid global economic uncertainties read more South America’s largest trading bloc,...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Uruguay progresses towards developing its first regulatory agency
Pharmaceutical Technology
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July 2, 2025
Uruguay’s new left-wing coalition government took office in March 2025, under President Yamandu Orsi. Part of his new agenda has been to enhance the country’s regulation of pharmaceuticals. Uruguay is currently the only country in Latin America...
Mercosur, four-nation European trade bloc seal sweeping trade deal
Stabroek News
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July 3, 2025
BUENOS AIRES/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – South America’s Mercosur trade bloc and a group of four small European nations yesterday wrapped up talks on a sweeping free-trade agreement a decade in the making that will cover nearly all shipments between the...