Uruguay

The World Bank In Uruguay

Uruguay stands out in Latin America for being an egalitarian society and for its high per capita income, low level of inequality and poverty and the almost complete absence of extreme poverty.

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Uruguay At-A-Glance

Two main characteristics —a solid social contract and economic openness— paved the way to the reduction in poverty and the promotion of shared prosperity that Uruguay successfully followed in the last decade.

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Roads in Uruguay Safer and Resilient

Over the next years, Uruguay will rehabilitate 890 kilometers of roads and will improve an additional 260 kilometers to reduce traffic accidents.

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Experts

Jesko Hentschel

Jesko Hentschel

World Bank Director for Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay

Matilde Bordón

Matilde Bordón

World Bank Representative in Uruguay

Jorge Familiar

Vice President of the World Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean

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Country Office Contacts

URUGUAY +5982 917-2300

Buenos Aires 570, 3er. piso, Montevideo

vbolla@worldbank.org

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