Back in 2007, Uruguay had a massive problem with no obvious fix. The economy of this country of 3.5 million people was growing, but there wasn't enough energy to power all that growth. There was ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — José Mujica, a former guerrilla fighter who became a symbol of national reconciliation after he disarmed and was elected president of Uruguay, and whose frugal living earned ...

Tributes have poured in from across Latin America following the death of Uruguay’s former president Jose “Pepe” Mujica, an ex-guerilla fighter revered by the left for his humility and ...

Uruguay, a leading country in renewable energy adoption with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable resources, has announced plans to explore for offshore oil and gas reserves. The ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle ...

The 2024 Article IV Consultation discusses that in 2023, Uruguay confronted the impact of a once-in-a-century severe drought and external headwinds, but the economy remained resilient, owing to the ...