Investing in Uruguay

Why Uruguay?

Uruguay is geographically at the centre of a market inhabited by more than 215 million consumers, with the highest per capita income in the continent, and a GDP of US$ 600 billions. MERCOSUR has its best “gateway” in Uruguay, greately enhanced with the conditions that the MERCOSUR agreement has created for the developement of trade and business among the members of the block. Easy access to that large market (specially to the core of business in the region, situated in a 1.500 km. radius area), and to other regions and countries in the world is assured by an extensive and varied communications network, together with strongly competitive financial and business support services. Uruguay qualifies as an ideal platform from where business opportunities are launched to the region and the world, based on its economic and political stability, along with an open and cosmopolitan society.

The Investors Support Center

The Investors Support Center (ISC) was created by the Uruguayan government seeking to facilitate and simplify the process of evaluation of investment projects. According to it, the ISC:

Centralizes the information for national and foreign investors.

Avoids delays based on formal defects of the projects by a previous formal evaluation.

Manages efficiently the investment projects’ steps through the different public agencies which evaluate them.

If you are focused to invest in our country, visit our office where we will help you turning your project into reality.

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Business Opportunities

Ongoing International Public Bids

February 2010

Bank of Public Welfare and Social Services of Uruguay- Banco de Prevision Social launches a public call for international tender and bidders (Public Tender No. 2009/165053), interested in the purchase of informatics services for the area of welfare and social services ("servicios Informáticos para AT y R y Prestaciones del Banco de Previsión Social").

Closing date: May 31, 2010 at 11:00am

UPDATED For more information download tender documents (lic. 2009/165053).

October 2009

UPDATED Public call for international tender and bidders interested on the construction, financing and managment of a Convention Center and Area of Exhibition in Punta del Este, Maldonado,Uruguay.

More info:
Operational requirements,
General conditions,
Particular Specifications

Procuring entity: Procuring entity: Intendencia Municipal de Maldonado

UPDATED Closing date: March 18, 2010

UPDATED For more information about tender documents (lic. 1/09) please contact Mesa de Licitaciones Planta Baja Sector B. Intendencia Municipal de Maldonado, Uruguay, Tel:+598 42 221921 ext.1200, Fax:+ 598 42 224010, email: dgturismo@maldonado.gub.uy, website: , http://www.maldonado.gub.uy/licitacioninternacional.php.

Public call for international tenders and bidders interested in the construction, financing and management related to the "Remodeling of Parque Rodo in Montevideo, Uruguay, considering its recreational, cultural, gastronomic and tourist aspects."

More info: Public call, Public call details

Procuring entity: Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo

For more information about tender documents please check the web site: http://monolitos.montevideo.gub.uy/Cartelera.nsf/Menu.

July 2009

Public call for international tender and bidders interested in the incorporation of casinos and/or recreation rooms to the Mixed System of tourist, commercial, sport and or cultural premises in Uruguay(with the exception of the Department of Montevideo) of the General Direction of Public Casinos.

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Procuring entity: Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uruguay, General Direction of Public Casinos

For more information about tender documents please contact Tesorería de la Dirección General de Casinos, Avda. del Libertador 1525, tel:+ 5982 903 0660.

Deadline for the submission of documents: September 30, 2009

International bidders in connection with planning and urban development of "Unidad Alimentaria" in Montevideo and Urban and architectonic project of Retailer Market of Fruits and Vegetables.

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Procuring entity: Procuring entity: Corporacion Nacional para el Desarrollo - Uruguayan National entity for the Development

For more information about tender documents please contact Ms. Graciela Méndez, Departamento Asociaciones Público-Privadas, email: gmendez@cnd.org.uy or llamado3_2009@cnd.org.uy.

Information for Investors

Information you need to know to develop business in our country.

New regulation of the Law of Investments #16906.

Investment Law.

How to create a company?