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    May 11, 2021

    Uruguay Economic Outlook 2021

    The global economy keeps recovering in spite of the uncertain epidemiological context. World GDP growth should be 5.9% in 2021. The worsening health situation slows down economic activity in Uruguay, which will grow less than expected in 2021.

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    March 11, 2021

    Uruguay | Monetary policy course

    Six months after the return to the use of the interest rate as a monetary policy instrument of the Central Bank, we report first results.

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    November 20, 2020

    Uruguay | Export performance in 2020

    Uruguay has reduced its trade openness in recent years, which was boosted in 2020 by the irruption of the Covid-19, causing a substantial drop in external demand, which will explain much of the fall in Uruguay's GDP to 4.1% this year.

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    October 17, 2020

    Uruguay | The Uruguayan financial system in times of pandemic. Trust, the greatest asset.

    The Uruguayan Financial System is healthy despite having gone through the worst months in recent history in terms of activity and employment. The quick reaction of the CB with timely measures to avoid the rupture of the payment chain allowed it to overcome these difficulties and to maintain a comfortable capital surplus.

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    September 16, 2020

    Uruguay | Promising changes in monetary policy will help lower inflation

    The rate of inflation in Uruguay has dropped significantly in recent decades but still remains high. The Monetary Policy Committee announced that it will use the interest rate as an instrument of monetary policy and set it at 4.5% per year. It also ratified the new target range of 3% to 6% from September 2022.

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    July 24, 2020

    Uruguay | The problem is not the level of public debt but the ability to pay

    Although the capacity to pay, as expressed by the debt-to-GDP ratios, does not seem unsustainable, the government should promote fiscal consolidation in order to prevent the debt from continuing to increase after 2022, ensuring sustainability in the medium term and the preservation of the Investor Grade.

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    June 23, 2020

    Uruguay | Labor Market: what we can expect (and do) once the coronavirus is gone

    Unemployment in Uruguay reached 10.1% in March, reflecting the effect of measures implemented to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus, in a poorly performing labour market. We expect the unemployment rate to rise to 14.2% this quarter. What are the challenges for the labor market in the wake of the pandemic?

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    May 20, 2020

    Uruguay Economic Outlook. First half 2020

    Uruguay will be affected by the combination of an intense, but transitory, negative shock of external demand and a brake on domestic activity resulting from voluntary confinement arranged to avoid massive contagion. In this context, activity will contract by 3.1% in 2020.

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