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Uruguay Policy Notes : Challenges and Opportunities 2010-2015

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2014-06-05T19:24:31Z
dc.date.available 2014-06-05T19:24:31Z
dc.date.issued 2010-06-22
dc.description.abstract The policy notes have two objectives: (i) to present the incoming government team with a menu of policy options in areas where the World Bank has local and international experience; and (ii) to provide a framework for the dialogue between the new governments and the World Bank on the new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS). As such, the discussion of these notes with the authorities was also an opportunity to undertake preliminary consultations on the Bank's support to Uruguay for 2010-2015. The themes of the notes were selected by the outgoing authorities based on ongoing and completed World Bank work, and they prioritize areas where Bank cooperation would add the most value. Uruguay's economy is small, but it has many strengths and high potential for growth and social development. The country has a long democratic tradition, a political system characterized by clear rules of the game and governability, and solid institutions at all levels. Uruguay is one of the most equitable countries in Latin America and enjoys a social peace notable in the region. Good macroeconomic management following the 2002 crisis has reduced country vulnerabilities and strengthened confidence in its institutions. These characteristics are very valuable assets for promoting foreign and domestic investment, essential to sustain the high growth achieved in recent years. Another asset is the high coverage of the education system, although education quality has recently become a challenge. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12716292/uruguay-policy-notes-challenges-opportunities-2010-2015
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18524
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCOUNTING
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subject AMORTIZATION
dc.subject BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subject BANK OFFICE
dc.subject BANKING SYSTEM
dc.subject BANKRUPTCY
dc.subject BENEFICIARIES
dc.subject BORROWING
dc.subject BOTTLENECKS
dc.subject BROKERS
dc.subject BUDGET REVIEW
dc.subject BUDGETING
dc.subject CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject CAPITAL FUNDS
dc.subject CAPITAL INFLOWS
dc.subject CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subject CAPITAL MARKET
dc.subject CAPITAL MARKET ACTIVITY
dc.subject CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject CAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subject CAPITAL MARKETS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subject CENTRAL BANK
dc.subject CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FINANCING
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject COMMERCIAL BANK
dc.subject COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS
dc.subject CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
dc.subject CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subject COST ESTIMATES
dc.subject CURRENCY
dc.subject CURRENCY MISMATCHES
dc.subject CURRENT ACCOUNT
dc.subject CUSTODY
dc.subject DEBT BURDEN
dc.subject DEBT ISSUANCES
dc.subject DEBT ISSUE
dc.subject DEBT ISSUES
dc.subject DEFICITS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subject DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS
dc.subject DOMESTIC BONDS
dc.subject DOMESTIC DEBT
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject EDUCATION SPENDING
dc.subject EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subject EDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject EMERGING ECONOMIES
dc.subject EMISSIONS
dc.subject EMPLOYEE
dc.subject ENROLLMENT
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subject EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subject EQUIPMENT
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject EXCLUSION
dc.subject EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject EXPORT GROWTH
dc.subject EXTERNAL FINANCING
dc.subject EXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subject FAMILIES
dc.subject FAMILY FARMS
dc.subject FAMILY INCOME
dc.subject FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subject FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject FINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subject FINANCING REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject FISCAL DISCIPLINE
dc.subject FISCAL POLICY
dc.subject FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject FOREIGN CURRENCIES
dc.subject FREIGHT
dc.subject FREIGHT OPERATIONS
dc.subject FREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subject FUEL
dc.subject GENDER
dc.subject GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GASSES
dc.subject GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject HEAVY TRUCKS
dc.subject HIGHWAY
dc.subject HIGHWAY INVESTMENT
dc.subject HIGHWAYS
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subject INCOME LEVEL
dc.subject INCOME TAX
dc.subject INEQUALITIES
dc.subject INFLATION
dc.subject INFLATIONARY PRESSURES
dc.subject INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
dc.subject INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subject INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
dc.subject INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subject INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subject INSPECTION
dc.subject INSURANCE
dc.subject INTEREST RATES
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL DEBT
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject INVESTMENT INSTRUMENT
dc.subject INVESTMENT PROJECTS
dc.subject INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LAND TRANSPORT
dc.subject LAND USE
dc.subject LEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject LOCAL FINANCE
dc.subject LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
dc.subject MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subject MACROECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subject MARKET CAPITALIZATION
dc.subject MARKET MECHANISMS
dc.subject METHANE
dc.subject MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subject MODE OF TRANSPORT
dc.subject MODES OF TRANSPORT
dc.subject MONETARY FUND
dc.subject MONETARY POLICY
dc.subject NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
dc.subject NATIONAL SAVINGS
dc.subject NATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subject NATIONAL TREASURY
dc.subject NET DEBT
dc.subject OPERATING COSTS
dc.subject PASSENGER SERVICES
dc.subject PENSION
dc.subject PENSION FUND
dc.subject PENSION FUNDS
dc.subject PENSION REFORMS
dc.subject PENSION SYSTEMS
dc.subject POLICY ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject PORT SERVICES
dc.subject PORTFOLIO
dc.subject PRICE VOLATILITY
dc.subject PRIVATE CORPORATE DEBT
dc.subject PRIVATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject PRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC DEBT
dc.subject PUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subject PUBLIC FINANCES
dc.subject PUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subject PUBLIC OFFERINGS
dc.subject PUBLIC SAVINGS
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT
dc.subject PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subject PUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subject PUBLIC TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS
dc.subject PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subject RAIL
dc.subject RAIL NETWORK
dc.subject RAIL SECTOR
dc.subject RAIL SERVICE
dc.subject RAIL SYSTEM
dc.subject RAILROAD
dc.subject RAILROADS
dc.subject RAILWAY
dc.subject RAILWAY SYSTEM
dc.subject RAILWAYS
dc.subject RATES OF RETURN
dc.subject REGIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subject REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject RESERVE
dc.subject RESERVES
dc.subject RETURN
dc.subject RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject ROAD
dc.subject ROAD INVESTMENT
dc.subject ROAD LINKS
dc.subject ROAD SECTOR
dc.subject ROADS
dc.subject ROLLING STOCK
dc.subject SANITATION
dc.subject SCHOLARSHIPS
dc.subject SECURITIES
dc.subject SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS
dc.subject SOVEREIGN DEBT
dc.subject STOCK MARKET
dc.subject STOCK MARKETS
dc.subject TAX CODE
dc.subject TAX INCENTIVES
dc.subject TAX TREATMENT
dc.subject TECHNICAL SUPPORT
dc.subject TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject TELEPHONE LINES
dc.subject TRADE FACILITATION
dc.subject TRADING
dc.subject TRAFFIC
dc.subject TRANSIT
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subject TRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subject TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subject TRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject TRUE
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subject UNION
dc.subject UNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subject VALUABLE ASSETS
dc.subject VEHICLE
dc.title Uruguay Policy Notes : Challenges and Opportunities 2010-2015 en
dc.title.alternative Uruguay - Notas de politica : desafios y oportunidades 2010-2015 en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2010-09-14
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12716292/uruguay-policy-notes-challenges-opportunities-2010-2015
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.globalpractice Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000356161_20100901013138
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 12716292
okr.identifier.report 54939
okr.language.supported en
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okr.region.administrative Latin America & Caribbean
okr.region.country Uruguay
okr.sector Health and other social services :: Other social services
okr.sector Transportation :: General transportation sector
okr.sector Education :: General education sector
okr.sector Agriculture, fishing, and forestry :: General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
okr.sector Finance :: Capital markets
okr.topic Public Sector Economics
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Debt Markets
okr.topic Private Sector Development :: Emerging Markets
okr.topic Transport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Access to Finance
okr.topic Public Sector Development
okr.topic Transport
okr.unit Economic Policy Sector (LCSPE)
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