Reports

The citizens of middle-income Uruguay want living standards typical of more developed countries, and have elected Luis Lacalle Pou as president to achieve that goal. First on the new leader’s agenda is righting the economy and reducing crime. Improving his country’s competitiveness will also help, but he must navigate a ...

Uruguay scores perfect tens on civil liberties and the electoral process in the World Bank’s rule of law index – matching Norway and New Zealand, and far outstripping its larger Latin American neighbors. The country’s internal stability is buttressed by an ambitious social welfare system. However, that presents Uruguay’s leaders ...