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The Central Bank of Uruguay was established on July 6, 1967 as an autonomous state entity (Spanish: Ente Autónomo), with the passing of the 196th article of the Constitution of 1967. [2] Prior to the creation of the BCU, the issuing of currency and managing and supervising of the banking system was handled by the department of the Banco de la ...
Banking Services. Banking has traditionally been one of the strongest service export sectors in the country. Uruguay was once dubbed "the Switzerland of America", mainly for its banking sector and stability. The largest bank in Uruguay is Banco República, or BROU, which is state-owned; another important state bank is the BHU. Almost 20 private ...
The bank's headquarters are located in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo. [11] The building, designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Veltroni in a neoclassical style, was built in 1866 to house the Italian Bank, and was later used successively by other banking institutions, such as Banco Unión, or by the Junta de Crédito Público and by Banco Nacional until its dissolution.
Banco Nacional de la República Oriental del Uruguay was established in 1887 as Uruguay's national bank. It issued a series of notes dated 25 August 1887, printed by Waterlow and Sons : 10, 20, and 50 centésimos and 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 pesos moneda nacional oro sellado (national gold currency).
The Chamber of Representatives (Spanish: Cámara de Representantes) [2] is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (Asamblea General de Uruguay).The Chamber has 99 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation with at least two members per department.
The main sources of carbon emissions in Uruguay are food production and transport. [26] [27] When compared to the rest of the world, Uruguay only contributes 0.05% of the total global emissions. [28] In 2017, Uruguay identified 106 methods of reducing emissions as part of their Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Climate Agreement.
A set of updated documents was produced in Geneva by the office of the Director-General during July 1986 in order to prepare the way for progress to be made. [5] As described below, the round was launched in Punta del Este, Uruguay in September 1986, [6] [7] followed by negotiations in Geneva, Brussels, Washington, D.C., and Tokyo.